Distance Education Student Resources
- - - - TEMPORARY CHATS Spring 2013 - - - -
STUDENTS - Please log on as GUEST / ddepatie TECH SUPPORT
Rooms available unti the Soils Adobe Connect Comes back online:
Dr. Reddy Chats
DE - Orientation
Dr. Clark Chats| Dr. Collins Chats | Curry Chats
Dr. Daroub Chats | Dr. Ellis Chats | Dr. Harris Chats
Dr. He-Chats | Dr. K. Inglett-Chats | Dr. P. Inglett-Chats
Dr. Jawitz Chats | Dr. Li Chats | Dr. Ma Chats
Dr. Mackowiak Chats | SWS 6366 Chats | Dr. Thomas Chats
To help students communicate with one another, there is a real-time chat room listed below and a message board.
For Distance Education, Sakai and Adobe Connect help, contact David DePatie (ddepatie@ufl.edu) 352-294-7641 McCarty 1197.
- Message Board
Students can use this forum to discuss research, courses, and to stay in touch with each other throughout the program.
- Chat Room
This online real-time Chat Room is available for students to use as a meeting place with faculty or other students. Scheduled "help time" with Student Services to be available in the coming Fall semester.
- Chat Schedules: Spring | Summer | Fall
- Previously Recorded Seminars
All SWSD seminars are recorded and posted online for reference and convenience. Please take advantage of our extensive archives!
- SWS Virtual Machine: The SWSD VM provides you with remote access to software (Office Suite, ArcGIS, statistical and geostatistical software) and secure workspace for work on research projects, course work or thesis/dissertation projects. If you are a student enrolled in one of the departmental graduate or undergraduate programs, staff, Post-doc or faculty member in the SWS Department you can use the VM. Request a login to the VM at: http://swsde.ifas.ufl.edu.
- System test; please click link for directions ► Test your system for efficiency; note all the results and send to ddepatie@ufl.edu
- If you experience technical difficulties using any of the systems at UF Call the helpdesk: and get a Help Desk TICKET#.
Click this link to logon to Voice Thread (you will authenticate with your UF Gatorlink)
This is a Tutorial Overview Document
How to Create JPG's from Power Point
How to Upload JPG's and Make Comments
After you login there are some extra tutorials in voice thread; go to My voice, then click on the tutorials link. After you login Watch '1 Minute Voice Thread' first as this is the most informative clip.
For DE Studio help, contact David DePatie (ddepatie@ufl.edu). 352-294-7641
- Distance Education Support
The departmental Web Studio has been setup for use by faculty, staff, and students in McCarty Hall A - 1197. This Web Studio provides hardware and software resources to develop eLearning material. It is available for your use to create audio recordings, create and edit videos, produce graphics and animations, or screen recordings.
Adobe Connect Information:
Distance students access internet-based course content, including interactive chat rooms and seminar recordings, via Adobe Connect. Please review the Adobe Connect meeting information below to make using Adobe Connect simple and powerful. To make the best use of this media, please use a USB headset with a boom mike for optimum results; they can be found online for less than $10. The use of laptop or pc speakers and built in microphone will cause feedback and no one will be able to use the room correctly. Note: Please always mute mike, unless you are speaking. Thanks :-)
Before attending the Adobe Connect meetings please complete the following 3 steps:
1) Read Setup Document [PDF]
2) Run Audio Setup Wizard [ VIDEO]
3) Test the Audio Wizard [LOGIN as GUEST]
LOGIN NOTE:
All Students, TAs, and Presenters MUST login to Adobe Connect as a GUEST; Please use full first and last name. Only the Instructor will have a user name and password. Note: Please always mute mike, unless you are speaking. The microphone headset is really the most important of the equipment needed for Adobe Connect, since it will allow you to talk to fellow students, ask questions, etc. You must however run the Audio Setup Wizard immediately upon entering the Adobe Connect meeting, EVERY TIME YOU ATTEND A MEETING. Thanks :-)
Is your computer ready for Adobe Connect: TECH SPECS
ReCap Graphic (for use by Hosts to remind folks of the steps...)
Adobe® Connect™ Mobile for iOS
The University of Florida is not respocible for any thrid party software that you download.
Adobe Connect can host, attend, present, and completely drive collaboration in Adobe® Connect™ meetings - anywhere, anytime.
Puffin browser for i-Devices
The University of Florida is not respocible for any thrid party software that you download.
Puffin Browser 2 - Flash Support: People say that mobile devices can't handle the burden of Flash content, but we say otherwise. We believe your Internet experience should not be limited by your device. With this in mind, CloudMosa developed remote Flash execution technology, just for your enjoyment. You can watch Flash videos, play Flash games, and tap into an endless sea of Flash content, all by running Flash on our servers.
Browsers, Operating System & network speed:
If you have called the UF helpdesk and your distance education page or content issue is unresolved, please visit the Browser, OS, and Speed test page and send the results to distance education support David DePatie ddepatie@ufl.edu.
In some assessments you might use the Respondus LockDown Browser, you have to install lock down browser on you computer.
Support in statistics for on-campus and distance education graduate students can be found at: http://ifasstat.ifas.ufl.edu/consultingunit/q_test.html. Arrangements are then made to provide assistance.
UF/Library Services for Distance Learners http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/distancelearners provides a general overview of all the services the library can provide to distance learners. |
