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The full name of Adobe Connect is Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional.

Connect is a Web communication system that lets you conduct meetings, presentations or training anywhere, anytime with engaging multimedia content via the web. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional is available for use at the U of S by students, instructors and staff. Non-U of S individuals can attend connect meetings/presentations if the meeting room is setup to accept the general public. Because Connect is deployed using Adobe Flash Player, already installed on more than 98% of browsers, audiences can join Connect online meetings, courses, and presentations instantly. Connect can be used for distance learning, virtual office hours, real-time meetings, professional development, collaboration and discussions.

Adobe Connect is used for real-time meetings and seminars enriched with interactive presentations and discussion capabilities. It combines existing learning content with real-time interactivity between presenters and students for engaging collaborative teaching and learning experiences. Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional presenters can use PowerPoint slides, live and recorded video, Flash animations, live screen-sharing, audio, and two-way text chat to deliver more effective presentations.

How will it enhance learning?

Adobe Connect can be used to deliver lectures at a distance. Instructors who are out-of-town can deliver a class online when needed. If they teach in a computer equipped classroom, they can also bring in guest speakers to talk to their students, using a headset/microphone and a web cam. Some instructors use these live meeting sessions as virtual office hours to answer students’ questions. All Connect sessions can be recorded easily and instructors can make the links available to those students who weren’t able to attend the session. With the newest release, Connect also offers breakout rooms, the editing and downloading of recordings, and additional options for managing access and entry.

Adobe Connect can be used to provide group meetings when not everyone can be in the same location. Students can setup group meetings to share documents, brainstorm, share desktops, use the whiteboard and chat.

Support

If you have questions or problems using the Adobe Connect software, you should first consult the Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional online documentation web site. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, please direct your questions to the Adobe Connect help group by sending email to connect_support@usask.ca.