Lotus LearningSpace R5.01 Deployment Guide

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– The discussion database is no longer awareness enabled. Awareness is

brought instead to the course level with LearningSpace 5.

򐂰 Single sign on between Core and Collaboration servers

When single sign on is enabled, users are no longer prompted more than

once for their password when switching between Core and Collaborative

tasks.

򐂰 Course Level Chat

Awareness on a course level reflecting users currently enrolled in the course.

This is an optional feature that can be set up at the course level.

򐂰 Core and Collaboration Integration

LearningSpace 5 provides better integration of setup, administration, and

attendance of virtual classrooms from the LearningSpace Core. Placing many

of the tasks regarding creating and managing sessions inside of the Core

server planner has enhanced the administrative experience. These tasks

include the following:

– Associating live sessions with courses

– Creating sessions from the Core activity property sheet User Interface

– Editing session properties in the Core activity property sheet User

Interface

– Creating session materials using the activity property sheet User Interface

The enhancements made in LearningSpace 5 make communication between

instructors and students easier and more spontaneous. New entries in the

Course Properties allow instructors to announce course specific information (as

well as information about the instructor) to the class and the e-mail feature

makes it easy for students to get in touch with the instructor as well as other

classmates. The tighter integration provided in LearningSpace 5, along with the

added features, provide a streamlined interface for both instructor and student.

1.4 Collaboration Module Version 5 vs. Version 4

For users of LearningSpace 4, we provide Table 1-1 on page 15 so you can

compare the collaboration features with those contained in LS 5.

Chapter 1. About LearningSpace 15

Table 1-1 Collaboration features of LS 4 vs. LS 5

Feature LearningSpace 4.x LearningSpace 5

Underlying Technology The collaboration capability in

LearningSpace 4.x is based on

Lotus Sametime 1.0 and 1.5

technology.

It is also based on the Lotus

Domino 4.x DNA.

򐂰 LearningSpace 5 integrates

with the latest 2.5 based

version of Lotus Sametime.

򐂰 Lotus Domino 5.0 DNA is the

base of the Lotus Sametime

technology, which will

provide improved

performance.

Audio and Video Reliant on Microsoft NetMeeting

for Audio/Video capabilities.

򐂰 Improved Audio/Video – New

Java based A/V client.

򐂰 Client supports streaming,

broadcast, and multicasting.

򐂰 Better enable firewall and

proxy support for sessions

using A/V.

򐂰 AV tuning wizard enables

end users to test their

systems before using IP

Audio/Video. It can be

launched from an A/V Live

session.

Question and Answer LearningSpace 4.x contains the

ability to do two different question

types: Ad hoc and Assessment.

Learning Space 5 contains the

ability to do three different

question types: Ad hoc,

Assessment, and Question Set.

Follow Me Basic functionality available. Improvements added include the

following:

򐂰 Instructor can “preview” a

URL before sending it to the

class.

򐂰 Each URL that is sent will be

launched in the same

browser window. A student

will not have a separate

browser window for each

URL sent.

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Persistent Materials Instructors are able to create and

store Follow Me sets,

Whiteboards, and assessments,

which can be used in multiple

sessions. These materials outlive

they sessions in which they are

used.

Has the same functionality,

except the creation and

management of these materials

is now more tightly integrated

with the Core product.

Record and Playback Not available. The following features are part of

the recording option:

򐂰 Audio.

򐂰 Video.

򐂰 Screen Sharing.

򐂰 Whiteboards with

annotations.

Saving Session Materials Not available. Provides ability to capture and

refer back to the materials from a

live session. This feature

includes the ability to save Chat

Transcripts and Whiteboards.

Broadcast Session Not available. The primary purpose of the

broadcast technology is to

enhance scalability. Because the

data is streamed from the server

to the clients, sessions can be

scaled to large audiences. This

technology is very effective for

Class Lectures or any technology

where a small number of people

make presentations to a large

audience. The Broadcast Client

is a separate client that is

downloaded to the user’s

computer the first time the user

attends a broadcast session.

Virtual Classroom Components Not available. The instructor can choose, when

setting up a session, what to

include. This can include

Whiteboard, Chat, or Screen

Sharing, depending upon the

class.

Feature LearningSpace 4.x LearningSpace 5