Adobe Connect

Go Beyond Web Conferencing

Resource Type: Webinar Platform

Supported by: IT Sligo

External Links:
https://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html

https://itsligo.adobeconnect.com/_a830957328/rannexus3g3d/

Software used to create information and general presentations, online training materials, web conferencing, learning modules, webinars, and user desktop sharing. All meeting rooms are organized into ‘pods’; with each pod performing a specific role.

Recommended by our Digital Champions:

Adobe Connect is used by staff in IT Sligo to deliver our live online lectures. We also use it for online meetings regularly. The features built in allow for added engagement during lectures such as polls, quizzes and breakout rooms. You can record from within the platform and view stats on when students logged in/out. Hosts can share documents, their screen and webcam simultaneously. A chat function is provided or you can give students microphone rights. Students can also login from any device. Some training is required, but as with most software the more you use Adobe Connect and experiment the more comfortable you become with it.

Aine Doherty

ATU Sligo

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Ease of Use

Rated 3 out of 5

The tool has a user-friendly interface and it is easy for instructors and students to become skillful with in a personalized and intuitive manner.

Media Rich & Flexible Features

Rated 3 out of 5

The tool promotes a diverse mix of representational forms e.g. audio, visual, textual and allows for non-sequential, flexible/adaptive engagement with material

Mobile Design & Functionality

Rated 3 out of 5

The tool can be accessed either via app or a mobile browser, regardless of the mobile operating system and device. Design of the mobile tool fully takes into consideration the constraints of a smaller-sized screen and has full functionality.

Integration / Embedding with Moodle

Rated 2 out of 5

The tool can be embedded within Moodle, perhaps with with limited functionality, but can not be fully integrated.

Support / Help

Rated 3 out of 5

Technical support exists on campus through the normal support channels.

Facilitation

Rated 3 out of 5

The tool has easy-to-use features that would significantly improve an instructor’s ability to be present with learners via active management, monitoring, engagement, and feedback

Learning Analytics

Rated 3 out of 5

Instructor can monitor learners’ performance on a variety of responsive measures. These measures can be accessed through a user-friendly dashboard

Enhancement of Cognitive Tasks

Rated 3 out of 5

The tool enhances engagement in targeted cognitive task(s) that were once overly complex or inconceivable through other means

Metacognitive Engagement

Rated 1 out of 5

There are no opportunities for formative feedback on learning (i.e. lacking opportunities for tracking performance, monitoring improvement, testing knowledge on a regular basis)

Collaboration

Rated 2 out of 5

The tool has the capacity to support a community of learning through asynchronous but not synchronous opportunities for communication, interactivity, and transfer of meaning between users

Sign Up / Sign In

Rated 2 out of 5

Either instructors are the only users required to provide personal information to set up an account; or the tool has been vetted through appropriate channels to ensure strict adherence to local, institutional, or personal policies/standards for protecting the collection and use of student personal data by a third party group.

Archiving, Saving, and Exporting Data

Rated 3 out of 5

Users can archive, save, or import and export content or activity data in a variety of formats

User-focused Participation

Rated 2 out of 5

The tool has some limited capacity to address the needs of diverse users, their various literacies, and capabilities

Cost of Use

Rated 1 out of 5

Use of the tool requires a fee, membership, or subscription Use of the tool requires a purchase that is likely to pose a financial burden on students.

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