My Ball State classes

• Online

• Graduate

• Emphasizing Cognitive Discussion

• Using Blackboard

• Reusable HTML Learning Objects

My students and I now use Breeze Meeting™ used for

• Office Hours

• Collaborative Group Meeting (with the instructor to start things off)

• Unmonitored Collaborative Group Meeting

Assistance

Reusable Learning Object on Breeze Meeting™

See http://jcflowers1.iweb.bsu.edu/rlo/510prep.htm

Menu

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Learning Object: http://jcflowers1.iweb.bsu.edu/rlo/breeze.htm

Instructions on Assignments Page

How to use Breeze Meeting™

See the learning object at:

http://jcflowers1.iweb.bsu.edu/rlo/breeze.htm#Using 

My office

• Two large monitors (one for sharing only, reset to 800 x 600)

• DV camera into computer

• Headset

• Laptop to see what students see

Set

• Black curtain

• Lights

• Anti-reflective glasses

• Water

• Notepad

• Phone

Prep

• Think through and plan discussion issues

• Allow guest access (risky)

• Promote guests to presenters

• Optimize room bandwidth

• Adjust audio level

• Set Monitor 2 to 800 x 600

• Increase browser font size

• Prep pods as needed

Endnote

Let's not let any technological tool hold us hostage. Instead, let's use it to expand our capabilities.