Updates to Adobe Connect include guest accounts, license change, and new website
Information Technology Services (ITS) recently upgraded Meeting@Penn State to Adobe Connect Version 8 Service Pack 2.
Information Technology Services (ITS) recently upgraded Meeting@Penn State to Adobe Connect Version 8 Service Pack 2. This upgrade offers a better user interface, including enhanced audio and video controls, unified attendee management, and optimized screen use.
Other enhancements include accessibility improvements for users with disabilities. These include screen reader support and easier keyboard navigation.
In addition, users outside of Penn State no longer have to get a Friends of Penn State account to be able to join in a meeting. They can now log on to public meetings using the Guest log on, greatly simplifying their participation. In the attendee pod, participants logged on as guests are shown with a blue icon and are easily identified from the Penn State and Friends of Penn State participants, which are shown with a yellow icon. This is important information for the host, as guests can enter a meeting room using any name they wish.
Another enhancement is now all faculty and staff are able to create their own meeting rooms. Upon signing in to http://meeting.psu.edu, the new landing page for Adobe Connect at Penn State offering announcements and additional information about the service, only those with LDAP designations of “staff” or “faculty” will be auto-promoted to Meeting Owners. Staff with “member” or some other designation should contact meeting@psu.edu to explain why they need to be able to create meeting rooms. Students who want their own meeting room should contact a staff or faculty member to get a room.
The next Meeting@PennState demonstration session will occur on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The demonstrators plan to highlight the simplified interface of the new version of Adobe Connect, including the recent service pack upgrade and guest access capability, while displaying the standard features. No registration or RSVP necessary. To join the meeting room for the demonstration session, please visit https://meeting.psu.edu/r54559680/.
Demonstration sessions are scheduled for February:
Handouts are also available through the ITS Training Services web site:
For more information, please contact meeting@psu.edu or visit http://meeting.psu.edu/.
Other enhancements include accessibility improvements for users with disabilities. These include screen reader support and easier keyboard navigation.
In addition, users outside of Penn State no longer have to get a Friends of Penn State account to be able to join in a meeting. They can now log on to public meetings using the Guest log on, greatly simplifying their participation. In the attendee pod, participants logged on as guests are shown with a blue icon and are easily identified from the Penn State and Friends of Penn State participants, which are shown with a yellow icon. This is important information for the host, as guests can enter a meeting room using any name they wish.
Another enhancement is now all faculty and staff are able to create their own meeting rooms. Upon signing in to http://meeting.psu.edu, the new landing page for Adobe Connect at Penn State offering announcements and additional information about the service, only those with LDAP designations of “staff” or “faculty” will be auto-promoted to Meeting Owners. Staff with “member” or some other designation should contact meeting@psu.edu to explain why they need to be able to create meeting rooms. Students who want their own meeting room should contact a staff or faculty member to get a room.
The next Meeting@PennState demonstration session will occur on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. The demonstrators plan to highlight the simplified interface of the new version of Adobe Connect, including the recent service pack upgrade and guest access capability, while displaying the standard features. No registration or RSVP necessary. To join the meeting room for the demonstration session, please visit https://meeting.psu.edu/r54559680/.
Demonstration sessions are scheduled for February:
- Wednesday, February, 1, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, February, 14, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Thursday, February, 23, 2012 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Handouts are also available through the ITS Training Services web site:
- Getting Started with Adobe Connect http://its.psu.edu/training/handouts/GS_AdobeConnect.pdf
- Topics for Teaching: Adobe Connect Pro for Classroom Use http://its.psu.edu/training/handouts/TFT_connectpro.pdf
For more information, please contact meeting@psu.edu or visit http://meeting.psu.edu/.
