Adobe Connect is a web communication system available free of charge to U of S instructors, students and staff. Like Elluminate Live!, it is a full-featured web conferencing tool. Adobe Connect is deployed using Adobe Flash Player, already installed on more than 98 percent of browsers, making it easy for participants to join meetings.
The U of S provides 100 seat licenses of Adobe Connect on a self-service, first-come/first serve basis. This means that our Adobe Connect is particularly suited to ad-hoc usage, but may not be suitable for use in formal teaching as seat availability cannot be guaranteed. (If you require guaranteed access to web conferencing seats for teaching or other purposes, we recommend obtaining an Elluminate Live! virtual room.)
Only U of S individuals who have been granted permission may set up meetings, but anyone can attend if the meeting room is set up to accept the general public. To request permission to host meetings using Adobe Connect, please please contact us.
What are the minimum hardware requirements for using Adobe Connect?
How do I request access to use Connect?
How do I join or leave a Connect meeting (how do I log in)?
What is the Adobe Connect Home Page at connect.usask.ca?
I recorded my Connect meeting. Now where do I find the recording?
What is Adobe Connect?
Adobe Connect is a web collaboration tool that provides the user with a synchronous (real time) virtual meeting/classroom environment in which to share presentations, images and desktop applications with remote participants. Back to top
What are the minimum hardware requirements for using Adobe Connect?
The minimum hardware requirements for using Adobe Connect are listed here on the Adobe website.
How do I request access to use Connect?
Anyone can participate in a meeting if they know the meeting information (see Logging into a Connect Meeting). To create a meeting, you must be designated as a Meeting Host. To request Host access, please contact us. Back to top
How do I join or leave a Connect meeting (how do I log in)?
Adobe Connect may be accessed with any active Internet connection. Adobe Flash Reader 9.0 or later is required. With Connect, you can either enter a meeting directly or enter the Connect Administration Portal to set up a meeting or upload content for a meeting.
What is the Adobe Connect Home Page at connect.usask.ca?
Once logged into the site, you will have access to various features of Adobe Connect, depending on your defined role. The Home tab will display links to My Calendar, My Training, Training Catalog, My Meetings and Resources.
The Resource tab provides links to various help features as well as a Getting Started page. We recommend that you visit the Resource page and the Getting Started link to familiarize yourself with Adobe Connect. (full view)
My Calendar displays meetings and training to which you have access.
My Meetings displays meetings to which you have access, a provides an overview and link to those meetings.
For information on how to use these features, please refer to Adobe Connect Pro Help Back to top
What is the Content Library?
Adobe Connect contains a Content Library that holds presentation, PDF, SWF, image, audio and video files that may be used in meetings. Uploaded content is accessible at anytime within a meeting. File formats that are acceptable include *.ppt, *.pptx, *.flv, *.swf, *.PDF, *.gif, *.jpg, *.png, *.mp3, *.html, and *.zip. Please refer to the User Guide (PDF) documentation for valid content types. Word documents are not supported and should be converted to *.PDF or Flash Paper format. Back to top
I recorded my Connect meeting. Now where do I find the recording?
When you record a meeting within Adobe Connect, that recording is stored within your My Meetings folder. To access a recording, do the following:
