Web Conferencing

Web conferencing allows instructors and students to connect with each other from separate locations using an Internet connection. Whether you want to have an online classroom, hold virtual office hours or facilitate cross-institutional collaboration, Instructional Technology can help you design, deliver and assess your Web conferencing experience.

Please contact Instructional Technology instcom@stedwards.edu for help in choosing the best Web conferencing solution for your needs.

Blackboard Collaborate

SEU uses Blackboard Collaborate to deliver online instruction that most resemble the traditional classroom. "Classroom" may be accessed through Blackboard or via a Web link.  Some of the features of Elluminate include:

  • Audio chat
  • Up to six simaultaneous video channels per conference
  • Text chat
  • Virtual Whiteboard
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Realtime polling
  • Recording ability
  • Desktop, document and application sharing

For more information go to the Blackboard Collaborate page.

Note: Instructional Technology must turn-on the Collaborate plug-in for your Blackboard course. If you would like to use elluminate in your course, please contact instcom@stedwards.edu