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Wimba Classroom
Real-time classroom that supports voice, video, white-boarding, content display with archive capabilities and application sharing. Wimba Classroom is a flexible tool with collaborative features that allow faculty and students to build relationships. Instructors could use Wimba Classroom to conduct "virtual" office hours or group discussions in different break-out rooms. Lecture and presentation content can include Powerpoint, PDF as well as various graphic formats. This tool is fully functional on both the Mac and PC and is integrated directly in MyGateway.
Other features include:
- course material already posted to MyGateway can be pulled into Wimba Classroom sessions
- attendance and classroom activities available in a tracking report and MyGateway course statistic report
- does not require user to download client software
- uses popular plug-ins (QuickTime & Java)
- can be used on Mac, UNIX and PC platforms
- easily and immediately creates virtual classrooms
- full duplex audio
- white board with markup capabilities
- can generate real-time questionnaires and post-event reports
- post -event evaluations
- option for guests to attend session
- recordings (archives) available immediately after class
- classroom chat feature is available anytime allowing students to meet with each other any time before, during, and after the class session
- used for online collaborative meetings to support faculty and staff projects and activities
Wimba Voice Tools include: voice board, voice announcements, voice email, voice recorder and voice direct. These tools are also integrated into the MyGateway course management system and can be used to increase engagement between students and faculty by promoting vocal collaboration and enhancement of group discussions. Instructors could use voice announcements for welcome messages or to provide information such as exam dates to students. Voice boards could be used to promote collaborative threaded discussions and voice emails can be sent back and forth between student peers and instructor. Voice recorder could be used to record a brief audio message within a content area in MyGateway. Voice direct is a live conferencing tool which allows instructors and students to communicate without using a telephone.
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If you have any questions regarding Wimba Classroom and Wimba Voice Tools you may contact the Faculty Resource Center by phone, 314-516-6704, email, frc@umsl.edu or stop by room 105 CCB. They will provide support and assist you with using these features.
If you have problems logging into Wimba Classroom or running the setup wizard please contact the Technology Support Center by phone, 314-516-6034, email, helpdesk@umsl.edu.
Wimba has 24/7 assistance available:
email: technicalsupport@horizonwimba.com
phone: (866) 350-4978
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) -visit Wimba's site for answers to FAQs and technical assistance.
Wimba Classroom and Voice Tools - contains online demonstrations of Wimba Classroom and Voice Tool features.
Wimba: Presenters Guide - provides resourceful information to instructors who use this synchronous tool
to interact with students.
Wimba: Participants Guide- provides resourceful information for participants (e.g. students, meeting attendees).