Congratulations to
the Elluminate Centers of
Excellence for 2009 Representing
BEST IN CLASS
McMaster University
James Dietrich, Instructional Assistant, Faculty of Health Sciences
At McMaster University, we are very proud to be able to say that we have been able to put Elluminate to work here on campus in a very short time. It has become a mainstay, and many of our students and clerks are receiving the bulk of their education online with Elluminate Live!® What's more, the areas of research and administration have been surprisingly quick to adopt this new technology.
After an 8-month evaluation period during which we collected a great data and conducted exit polls from both user and moderator perspectives, we selected Elluminate Live! over Adobe ConnectPro, Wimba, and others for its superior performance ease of implementation, and great staff. Initial applications of Elluminate include:
Conducting online oncology nursing program for University of West Indies
Providing de facto solution for clerkships for medicine, pediatrics, and midwifery
Reaching out to regional campuses with our MedExpansion program
Bringing in local content experts to evaluate student presentations for our eHealth program
Holding rounds using high-quality webcams and creating archives with Elluminate Publish!™
What I love about Elluminate
Flexible, portable product that handles low bandwidth well and expands reach
Ready-to-go, out-of-the-box tool that reduces technical issues while preserving fidelity
Responsive, nimble company that listens and is there for us
While our measurements are limited due to lack of a long data history, the results we have collected are almost universally positive, and the benefits in terms of efficiency and cost are notable. Elluminate has worked tick-tock, right on since day one. It has a cool factor that causes an immediate wow. People want to be a part of it, so the adoption rate increases rapidly. I am a huge fan.