[Using Sakai] Wimba integration

[Ed Garay]

I don't understand why programmers of LMS integration software for Web  
conferencing system like Wimba Classroom, Saba Centra, Adobe Connect  
Pro, and Elluminate, fail to provide granular controls for  
institutions to conveniently configure the service and interface.

For several years now, we have been running our own on-campus hosted  
Saba Centra system. Saba's Blackboard integration is forever useless  
because if enabled it would give free reign to instructors to directly  
schedule & approve Web conferencing sessions on our Centra server.

Other than that, the Saba Centra Blackboard connector works great ::  
it makes it easy for faculty to schedule Centra-facilitated classes  
and meetings, it automatically posts announcements and places access  
links where desired.

Another problem is that it does not individually enroll class students  
for the Web conferences. Instead, everyone is enrolled as a generic  
LMS user, which is not very helpful for when students raise their  
hands, type anything in the Text-Chat, participate in Web conferencing  
polls, whiteboards, etc. or need to be promoted to co-presenters. The  
LMS integration needs to enroll each individual student with a clear  
identity.

I am experiencing the same crude one-size-fits-all LMS integration for  
comercial lecture capture systems like Echo360, Camtasia Relay and  
Mediasite.

Frustrating.

--- Ed Garay
Assistant Director for Academic Computing
University of Illinois at Chicago
Academic Computing and Communications Center
Director, UIC Instructional Technology Lab
www.accc.uic.edu/itl

(new) UIC Student Media Lab :: www.accc.uic.edu/sml

[ Sent from iPhone :: sorry for typos, mine or iPhone-induced ]

On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:08 AM, "Plourde, Mathieu" <mathieu at udel.edu> wrote:

> Hi Daniel,
>
> I share the same frustrations with the Wimba integration. Access to  
> an ad hoc synchronous collaboration tool is nice, but what is really  
> important is the scheduling part of it. At Delaware, we have a  
> limited number of seats, and classes are scheduled by our distance  
> learning folks.
>
> Does anyone know if it's possible to export a filtered Wimba  
> calendar in iCal? This could be a quick fix.
>
> Best Regards,
>
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>
> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
> Project Leader, LMS/Instructional Designer
> IT-Client Support & Services
> mathieu at udel.edu
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:sakai-user- 
> bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Merino
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 7:31 AM
> To: sakai-user at collab.sakaiproject.org
> Subject: [Using Sakai] Wimba integration
>
> Hi everybody.
>
> I have been testing Wimba in Sakai 2.5.3 recently with the help of the
> Contrib: Wimba Integration page (and the 2.5.x build that is there)  
> and
> I like the tool very much.
>
> However, it seems to me that the integration is limited to the users
> access. Does it exist (or is planned) any other advance with this
> integration? For example, using the Sakai's calendar or dropping the
> recorded videos in resources.
>
> If the answer is no, does it exist any other similar tool which have
> this kind of integration with Sakai?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Regards.
> -- 
> Daniel Merino
> daniel.merino at unavarra.es
> Gestor de teleformación - Centro Superior de Innovación Educativa.
> Tfno: 948-168489 - Universidad Pública de Navarra.
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