Blackboard Collaborate@UCSF
Collaborate@UCSF
The UCSF Library holds a site-wide license for Blackboard Collaborate available to all university faculty, staff, students and researchers. Leverage the functionality and technology of the web conferencing system to support a twenty-first century learning environment.
How to Start Using Collaborate Today
Follow these steps to begin using Collaborate at UCSF:
- Visit the Collaborate@UCSF User Guide for step-by-step instructions on getting started with Collaborate.
- Sign up for the Web Conferencing with Collaborate Workshop.
- Create a Blackboard Collaborate session in the UCSF CLE.
About Collaborate
Blackboard Collaborate is a web conferencing system for educators that allows moderators to interact with participants through chat, video, polling, audio, application sharing, web tours and PowerPoint presentations.
Any Collaborate session can be recorded and distributed after the session has ended for asynchronous learning opportunities.
Elluminate Rebranding
In 2010, Elluminate was acquired by Blackboard and is now branded under the name Blackboard Collaborate.