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Music while participants enter the room

2009-02-17T12:01:44-05:00

I found a way to have music without the background noise. Here is my set-up…
Dell Mini, ipod touch, cable with both ends as headphone jacks (I’m sure there’s a more technical term), one clamp from lowes.

1. Plug the ipod into the mic jack. Ipod headphone jack to computer mic jack
2. Log into Wimba as a Guest.
3. Start Ipod playing (I made a playlist to speed things up - and pick songs of similar volume Wimba does not treat all songs equally in regards to playback quality).
4. Mute the speakers of the mini
5. Volume from the ipod controls the music. Adjust as needed. Great way to turn the music down while folks are talking and checking in.
6. Remove the clamp when music is no longer needed.

This was a great way to have music and not have all the background noise that occurs when you lay the mic next to a speaker. It may require a second compute but I think it’s well worth it. Then after the session starts the second computer is my monitor for the participant view.

Organic Chemistry II or Human Physiology?

2009-09-20T04:35:19-05:00

Hi everyone,

I’m currently in Health Science program and I wanted to know which course to take.
I’m going to Medicine, so which one is better, Human Physiology (I think it’s this one) or Organic Chemistry II (Maybe).

Auburn University Teaching a Breadth of Languages

2008-10-08T06:42:15-05:00

Stacey Powell of Auburn University is an expert when it comes to using technology to teach languages online. She and her colleagues at Auburn have been using Wimba for several years and have many innovative ideas to share, as Wimba Voice plays a major role in her Foreign Language classes and Auburn instructors have developed many unique, creative activities using Voice Boards to teach everything from Spanish and French to Italian and Russian.

Feel free to drop Stacey an email if you ever want some tips and tricks.

Streaming Movies

2009-11-04T12:54:07-05:00

Our student council wants to host a movie night and stream a movie in a Wimba Classroom for 25 students to view simultaneously.

Has anyone tried doing this before? How well has it worked?

Wimba Usage with Nursing Programs/Classes

2009-02-09T18:05:15-05:00

North Dakota has a Dakota Nursing Program and others that are exploring the use of
Wimba Classroom for course work, lectures, etc.

We would like to visit via Wimba or phone, etc with other campuses that are utilizing Wimba for this type of course work. We would like to exchange ideas.

Please contact ND Wimba at cheryl dot thompson at ndus dot edu

Muscle Might

2009-10-28T00:31:21-05:00

Some people have the misconception that building muscles is easy as we just need to eat as much as possible and work out following some supposedly proven muscle building routines. In reality, it’s far from that as there are a lot of other things to consider if you’re aiming to have mass muscle gain and that perfectly firm body.

Muscle Might

Best blood pressure monitors

2009-09-28T04:24:45-05:00

Hema Metrics for advanced medical devices of Dry weight, Fluid overload, Blood volume & flow monitoring, Blood oxygen monitor, Improved dialysis treatment, Fluid management, Prevention of hypovolemia, Improved outcomes and Acute fluid overload devices.

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Any good English courses out there?

2008-11-17T09:59:14-05:00

While we have an excellent mock-Shakespeare course in our online CMS demo environments, we’d like you to give us your first-hand accounts of your schools teaching English classes with Wimba.

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2009-07-29T14:45:06-05:00

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Award Winning Arts Instructor at Cal-State Chico

2008-10-02T06:31:48-05:00

Dr. Cris Guenter knows how to teach, and thanks in large part to her innovative teaching that heavily relies on Wimba, she recently won the 2008 National Art Educator Award for her “exemplary contributions to the field of visual arts education.” For example, on a stormy northern California evening in December 2007, a graduate student of hers who normally makes a six-hour round-trip drive to campus reaped the benefits of her innovative instruction.

“We were hit with a lot of rain and snow, and one of our students who’s a librarian couldn’t get to campus because of a storm. It was ridiculous for her to get out and drive three hours to campus for our final class,” Guenter said. To accommodate her student, Guenter set up a Wimba Voice Board so her student could leave her comments and even have her classmates respond to it. “If Wimba hadn’t existed, she could have emailed her assignment but this way her classmates could hear her comments and respond back to her. She didn’t feel alone or isolated. I’m using Wimba for the collaborative tools and the focused engagement. The interaction in my online classes is as good if not better than in face-to-face classes. And because everything can be documented, there’s a great deal of accountability.”

http://www.wimba.com/customers/customer-spotlights/cris_guenter_at_csu_chic