"Students don't talk about learning with technology, they talk about learning. The technology is a given."
Dr Stephen Rowett, ELE
QUICK LINKS
- Lecturecast: A system for recording lectures and events and making them available online
- Moodle: A virtual learning environment which enhances teaching by allowing staff to create their courses online
- Electronic voting systems: Teaching tools to establish students' knowledge and opinions
- E-Learning Environments (ELE): Supporting staff and students at UCL to use technology to enhance teaching and learning
- E-Learning Strategy 2012-2015
Web conferencing
Blackboard Collaborate is a web conferencing system which allows students to participate in a lecture or seminar remotely. Students can watch the lecture on screen and interact with the teacher as if they were in a traditional classroom. This is particularly useful for distance-learning activities but can also be incorporated into campus-based teaching.
Features and benefits
Web conferencing software allows online collaboration regardless of geography and increases the potential number of students accessing a lecture. Live courses are delivered over the web and the system lends itself well to student projects, mentoring and tutoring.
Guest lecturers and remote experts are able to communicate easily with students and the system can also be used to host meetings and peer-to-peer events. Recordings of events are made available for standard and mobile devices, providing a valuable resource for reinforcing learning.
Features of the Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing system include:
- Two-way audio
- Interactive whiteboard
- Sharing of PowerPoint slides
- Customisable screen interface
- Electronic voting
- Session recording
- Break-out rooms available for one-on-one time
- Multi-point video
- Text chat
Contact
For more information and to book Blackboard Collaborate, contact E-Learning Environments (ELE).
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