Guam - Starting this semester, in collaboration with Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), the University of Guam (UOG) will start the pilot use of Elluminate Live as a distance learning tool for synchronous classes.

 
The Elluminate software offers the opportunity to reach students in different locations simultaneously over an Internet connection. Although the current test will only allow for ten students per class, the software can support hundreds of participants concurrently.  The initial test will take place in the ED 643 and ED 645 classes taught by Dr. Matilda Rivera and Dr. Catherine Stoicovy, respectively.
 
The small bandwidth requirements of Elluminate, along with its ease of use and management, make it a very viable educational tool for the Pacific region. For the past couple of years, PREL has been using Elluminate as a standard communication and professional development tool for its offices throughout the Pacific with excellent results.
 
The University of Guam and PREL have a tradition of working together to facilitate the needs of the Pacific region and offer solutions; our aim is to bring learning opportunities, using the latest educational technologies that the current infrastructure can support. The importance of this latest joint effort resides in the possibility of extending our partnership, while reaching out to students who are otherwise unable to be physically present in the classroom.
 
For more information about this pilot test or educational technology and distance learning, please contact:
At PREL
Arthur Garbiso, CIO PREL garbisoa@prel.org  or Javier Elizondo Communications Director, PREL elizondoj@prel.org

Written by :

Kevin Kerrigan

 

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