Real-Time Video Communication

Description



While video-conferencing used to require expensive equipment and expert setup, it now is available on virtually any internet-connected device.  This allows faculty, staff and students to hold face-to-face office hours from home, bring in guest speakers, and connect with colleagues around the world.  Participants will examine how Christopher Newport University's official video-conferencing tools, Blackboard Collaborate and Google Meet can be used to make video calls and communicate with anyone from a distance.  This session will also include the new expanded features of Google Meet.

Assumptions

Before taking this module, participants should be able to:

  • Log into CNU Connect using their CNU credentials.

Required Participant Prep Work

None.

Agenda

  • Useful Scenarios
  • What you need for Meet or Collaborate
  • When to use Meet or Collaborate
  • Using Meet
    • Chatting
    • Screensharing
    • Captions
    • Whiteboard
    • Setting up Meet
    • Linking to calendar events
    • Starting and Ending a meeting
    • Background 
    • Meeting Host Controls
    • Mid-Call Functions
    • Background 
  • Using Collaborate:
    • Screen
    • Documents
    • Adding to course
    • Setting up sessions
    • Recording sessions
    • Moderation
    • Chat
    • Sharing

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

  • Gather the required items for a Meet or Collaborate meeting
  • Determine whether to use Meet or Collaborate for a particular scenario
  • Use Google Meet to communicate:
    • Access Google Meet
    • Select camera/mic
    • Dial in to a meeting with a phone
    • Invite others to a meeting
    • Use the moderation features to control Meet
    • Use captioning
  • Use Blackboard Collaborate to communicate
    • Add a Collaborate room to your course
    • Create a Collaborate session
    • Join a Collaborate session
    • Chat within a Collaborate session
    • Share content 
    • Moderate the session
    • Record the session

Status: IN DEVELOPMENT