Virtual Classes, Meetings, and Office Hours Using Elluminate Live!
Elluminate Live! is a virtual meetingware product that allows moderator-led internet-based elearning and collaboration with options for full duplex audio, sharing PPT presentations, instant messaging, application sharing, breakout rooms, recording sessions for later playback and more. See below for information on:
Getting Started with Elluminate Live!
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Interested users in these campus units, please contact your Elluminate Live! support person. College of Business College of Engineering College of Nursing College of Pharmacy College of Public Health Division of Continuing Education |
Recommended microphones, headsets, cameras 
| Audio | An example: | Cost | Comments |
| Individuals | GlobalMedia AMH-300 headset | $25 | |
| Medium-sized conference rooms | DUET Speakerphone by Phoenix Audio Technologies | $175 | Main strengths: acoustic echo cancellation, line echo cancellation, noise suppression. Also, allows a person to join the audio portion of the Elluminate Live session using a standard phone. |
| Note: If you find your USB microphones do not always work immediately in an Elluminate Live! Session be sure to plug-in your USB microphone or headset prior to joining the Elluminate Live! session. | |||
Coming soon...cameras.
Training Materials
To learn more about Elluminate, visit Elluminate's web site and click Demo (in the middle of the home page).
Online documentation and recorded training are available on Elluminate Inc's training site where you can also register for live online training delivered using Elluminate Live!
How Do People Use Elluminate Live!
People use Elluminate to have meetings rather than physically gathering on campus. Some departments use Elluminate to hold meetings, training events, or conferences that include people across campus, across the country, or around the world. A faculty member used Elluminate to teach students how to use engineering software with the application sharing feature. Because those sessions were recorded, the students could view and listen to the recordings of those sessions at any time.
Holding office hours and TA help sessions is another use of Elluminate Live!. The facilitator, the instructor or TA can be at an Internet-connected computer at any location during the stated hours. Students can connect to ask questions. Questions can be typed or spoken if both people have a microphone attached to the computer. You can share an application and demonstrate how to accomplish some task the students does not understand. With the participant's agreement, you can also take control of the participant's desktop to demonstrate use of an application.
Elluminate Live! Meetings
Scheduled meetings and classes are available at globalcampus.uiowa.edu. Use the calendar in the upper right hand corner to locate your meeting or page through the meeting by clicking on the page numbers in the lower right hand corner. To join the meeting click on the meeting name.
Elluminate Live! Recordings
When you host an Elluminate meeting, you can record what happens during the meeting. People who are interested in the content but could not attend can listen to the recording and see what was shared on the whiteboard or the applications shared during that meeting.
Elluminate Live! recordings can be found at globalcampus.uiowa.edu/recordings.html. Use the calendar to find the recording you want to view.
Further Questions
If you want to use Elluminate Live! or you have further questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at 4-HELP (4-4357) or its-helpdesk@uiowa.edu.
Last updated: 10/1/2007
