BlackBoard Collaborate for UH

Your own web conferencing
space to use anytime, from
anywhere — using audio,
video and chat

All that participants need is a link to your virtual office. 24/7 Access, no scheduling, no limits on size.

teach

• Students connect with you and others
• Lecture while traveling
• Bring in guest lecturers

meet

• Student Advising/Tutoring
• Online Interviews
• Faculty / Staff meetings
• Research Collaboration
• Online Conferences

Present — Using slides,
images, video and
whiteboard

Slides

Show slide presentations to all users with ease! With the drag-and-drop features, easily rearrange the order of your slides and edit them on the fly.

UNIQUE PRESENTATION FEATURES

• Shared Whiteboard: Show your work live on a whiteboard viewable by all participants
• Poll: Poll your students and graph their responses
• Web Tour: Show a website to all participants or give THEM the ability to share
• Application Sharing: Share any program on your computer or share your entire screen

Use “Breakout Rooms”
to split a large class into
smaller groups

• Each small group has the same full set of features as the main room: text chat, audio and a whiteboard that can then be shared with the larger group after the breakout session has concluded
• Assign a facilitator in each breakout room
• Circulate between groups to observe or participate

Record online sessions,
both lecture and group
interaction, with one click

• Share recordings via email or post the link to your class site (such as Laulima!)
• Enable students to review lectures
• “Flipped Learning” – record a lecture beforehand, then use your live session for discussion

Local, face-to-face,
personalized training
and technical support
through DCDC

• Phone, email, face-to-face, and online nighttime support on Hawaii time
• Learn to use Collaborate effectively in your courses
• Access updated support material
• Attend trainings, webinars and workshops