Breeze
Description
Adobe Breeze provides a collaborative synchronous online meeting place utilizing
a rich Web communication system that lets you reach your audience anytime,
anywhere with engaging multimedia content. Breeze can be used with a combination
of voice, video, text and desktop sharing which presents a robust environment
for online learning, meetings, training courses and on-demand presentations.
Key Advantages
For instructors:
- Allows you to bring PowerPoint slides, digital video, FlashPaper documents, Flash simulations and other types of media into live meetings
- Allows you integrate the tool into the D2L Course Management System for the easy transfer of files to facilitate collaborations
For students:
- Allows collaboration with other students
- Allows students to engage in course related activities in a single environment
- Teaches students new technology skills
Key Features
- Share applications, screens, images and documents with participants
- Integrate tools to whiteboard or overlay annotations on slides, video and other content
- Record, capture, and playback Breeze sessions for a later time — a useful feature for students
- Gather real-time feedback through polls
Innovative Uses
Innovations for course related functions:
- Record a meeting for students missing a class or needing to review
- Students and faculty don’t need to be in the same location at the same time in order to conduct a class
- It is easier and more cost effective to bring in a guest speaker
- The chat feature can be used to enhance topic presentations
- The survey tool can be used as a classroom clicker or responder
- Use to facilitate class meetings and office hours
Innovations for non course related functions:
- Used as a recruiting tool for the UA several times each year. Prospective students can ask questions in virtual chats
- Hold faculty meetings using Breeze
- Grant collaborations
- Training sessions
Getting Started
You’ll need a Breeze account. Use Breeze if you have the
need to collapse the distance issue and bring people together at
the same time. Think about how you want to have your classes structured
and what outside resources you might want to share, like guest
speakers from other locations. Think about the protocols of your
class environment. Determine what aspects of Breeze will best add
to your course and best accomplish your instructional needs.
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What People Are Saying
- “I couldn’t teach my class without it.”
- “My students love the recording and playback feature.”
- “The multitasking chat feature works well when done on topic.”
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Quick Start
- Start Collaborating
- FAQs
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Resources
- Breeze 5 Resources self-paced tutorials, best practices, help documentation
- Breeze Support Center
