Sharing the computer screen at a distance with Adobe Connect

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SHARING THE COMPUTER SCREEN AT A DISTANCE USING
ADOBE CONNECT
Di Barnard Humanities and Social Sciences
Librarian Massey University Palmerston North
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Some Basic Facts about Massey Universitys
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

• Over half the students in the College are
  extramural
• Nearly 1/3rd of the extramural students are
  postgraduates
• More than 2/3rds of the postgraduate students are
  either block mode or extramural. Less than 1/3rd
  are internal.

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Service to Extramural Students

• Distance Library Service
• Document delivery
• Subject requests
• Research consultations (Postgraduates)

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• Research Consultations
• Student wants to resolve a problem
• They are seeking information on very specific
  subjects
• They may need to look at a wide range of
  resources
• We show them how to help themselves we dont do
  it for them

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• But how does one do this for someone in
  Invercargill or London?
• Enter CONNECT

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PART 2Adobe Connect

• Adobe Connect is a product which allows
  videoconferencing and elearning
• You can find information about it at the Adobe
  website
• www.adobe.com

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www.adobe.com
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What is Connect?

• Online meeting software
• Allows screen sharing
• Voice/Video capable

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How do we use it?

• By sharing our screen with a student we can
• Demonstrate search techniques
• Demonstrate and trouble-shoot EndNote

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Virtual Library Research Consultations

• Students must have broadband.
• They will also need to download a bit of software

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Contact by email
Pre-flight Check
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Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Connect Meeting Add-in
Diagnostic Test
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http//connect.massey.ac.nz/liaison1
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Virtual Library Meeting Room Liaison1
Enter Room
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The Meeting Room
The host has entered the Meeting Room
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What the student sees
Enter as Guest
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What the student sees
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Library staff (the Hosts) screen
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What do you want to share?
Host (Librarian)
Participant (student)
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Librarian shares her desktop with the student
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What the student sees
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What the student sees
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Send the student the URL for the meeting and link
to the Pre-flight check.
Student makes a booking for a Connect Consultation
Do the pre-flight check for meeting hosts.
A few minutes before the meeting, login and setup
room.
Have the meeting!
Gather student feedback