Elluminate

Elluminate //Live!//® is a real-time virtual learning environment designed to improve communication and increase productivity for collaboration and/or distance education in academic institutions. The basic features of Elluminate //Live!//® include: online meetings, accessible 24/7 realtime collaboration via the Internet, transmission of voice through the Internet (Voice Over IP), live demos via a webcam, online chatting, multimedia presentations, desktop/file sharing, polling, and session recording. During SY 2007-2008, Elluminate, Inc. granted HCPSS a (one-time) discounted, 40-seat license for a period of one-year (Oct. 2007-October 2008). HCPSS staff, including members of curriculum offices, county advisory committees, leaders of statewide professional organizations, and small professional learning communities piloted the use of Elluminate //Live!//®. Post-meeting surveys indicated that 100% of users reported that Elluminate //Live!//® is an easy to use and effective collaboration tool, and expressed interest in using it in the future. Although HCPSS has been mainly using the tool to conduct online meetings, the potential uses for HCPSS use of Elluminate //Live!//® are promising.
 * Elluminate //Live!//®**


 * Professional Development**
 * Faculty and staff professional development
 * New instruction methodologies, most effective practices
 * Opportunities for teacher communication, discussion, collaboration
 * New tools and technology updates and training
 * Policies, procedures dissemination


 * Instruction**
 * Instructor-led courses
 * Student projects, collaboration
 * Recorded sessions
 * Pre-recorded content
 * Live demos/labs via webcam
 * Remote guest lecturers
 * Multiple/multimedia learning activities
 * Combined online and onsite students
 * Home schooling
 * Online communities


 * Meetings**
 * Collaboration between school-based and non-school based Faculty/staff (and field experts)
 * Administration/operations
 * Parent/teacher
 * Idea sharing/brainstorming
 * Course content review/update
 * Professional Learning Community team/project collaboration


 * Tutoring and Mentoring**
 * Virtual office hours (One-on-one instructor or peer-based mentoring/tutoring)
 * Mentoring from peers or field-level professionals (such as STEM experts)


 * Events**
 * Web-based or blended onsite/online
 * Conferences, seminars, workshops