Webcasting/Adobe Connect

Jefferson faculty members enhance the learning experience of their remote students by using webcasting/videoconferencing technology. Many distance-learning students have "joined" their on-campus classmates via webcasting. They sit at their computer and both hear the faculty member and see the presentation being given to the class. They can chat, download files and respond to polling questions. For classes that require student presentations, remote participants are able to control the screen and speak to the whole class. These class sessions can easily be recorded and the playback link posted within the Blackboard course.

If your class takes place in a traditional classroom, but includes remote students as well, we strongly encourage you to work with Medical Media Services. Our trained media support staff will help coordinate the interactions of the remote students so you can focus on teaching. Please contact Medical Media Services at 215-503-7841 or admin.mms@jefferson.edu for more information.

If you only teach students remotely from your office or home, AISR Education Services can provide an orientation to Adobe Connect and can help you become comfortable using the application before your first session with students. Contact Education Services at edservices@lists.jefferson.edu.

As of January 2012, AISR is providing access to this technology using Adobe Connect. Prior to February 2012, users of Wimba, the previous webcasting product, must download any archived recordings they wish to keep.

To add Adobe Connect to your class, contact Tony Frisby at tony.frisby@jefferson.edu. Please allow two weeks since this product is licensed on a per instructor basis.

Adobe Connect Support Documentation

Faculty Quick Start
Faculty Interface - This reference illustrates the location of Connect tools for Hosts and Presenters (under construction)
Student Quick Start - Post this within your Adobe Connect Folder for the student to access.
Student Interface - This reference illustrates the location of Connect tools for Participants

Before class

Creating a course menu link - This demonstrates how to create a link in the left navigation area of your course in Pulse. (This may have been done for you when you requested Adobe Connect for your course.)
Audio Set-up - This demonstrates how to set up and test the audio and web cam features of Adobe Connect.
Uploading Content to Adobe Connect - Follow these steps to upload and share PowerPoint files (PPT and PPTX), Adobe Acrobat files (PDF), image files (JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP) and video files (SWF and FLV).

During class (under construction)

After class

Administrative interface for Adobe Connect - Use this link to make your class recordings public. Be sure to save this URL in your favorites. (Log in using your Jefferson email account and the password emailed to you when your host account was established.)
Make your class recording public - This demonstration shows you how to make your class recording public. Making the recording public generates a URL that you will post inside your course on Pulse so students can view the recording.
Adding the URL of a recorded session to your Adobe Connect Page - This demo shows you how to add the URL, associated with your recording, to your course on Pulse.