Centre for Teaching and Learning

Creating eClass Live! Sessions for Credit Courses

Note: You can also download a PDF of this process with screenshots.

To create a session for the students in your course follow these steps:

• Login to eClass (you will need to be the instructor for your course and have access to both the Build and Teach tabs)
• Add an eClass Live! link in your Course:
  1. Select the Build tab
  2. Click on Course Content
  3. Click on Add Content Link
  4. Choose eClass Live! from the dropdown menu
  5. Choose Create eClass Live from the 2nd dropdown
  6. Enter a title (Note: This title does not need to reflect specific sessions; it is the link that students will follow to reach the eClass Live! (Elluminate) interface, for example, 'EClass Live! Portal'.)
  7. Click Save
  8. Note:You will only need to have one link to eclass Live! in your course so if you have performed this step previously, proceed to 'Creating Sessions'.
• Create one or more sessions using the eClass Live! interface:
  1. Select the Teach tab
  2. Click on the eClass Live! Link that you just created
  3. Click on the 'Create a new session (click here)' linkEnter a session title (Note: This title should contain meaningful information about your course and/or the session specifics so that students can select it from the session list, for example 'Week 1 Online Review Session'.)
  4. Enter the session date and time
  5. To learn more about any of the other options during the Create Session process, check the Advanced Options page
  6. Click create
• Note: You should not check the 'Display on the Elluminate Live! Manager Public Page' option as this will create a large number of sessions in the user calendar which may confuse students; in addition, selecting this option will allow any student logged in to eClass to view class recordings, a contravention of privacy rules. You don't need to check this box for external students to be able to attend the session as all eClass Live! are public in the sense that anyone given the proper url can access the session.
• The session is now created. You should verify this by using the calendar to ensure that the proper title appears in the list of sessions. Note: Do not join your session by following the 'Join Session Link' displayed on the Session confirmation screen -- this link is specifically tailored to external participants so you will not have moderator privileges if you use the link to access your session.
• Students will be able to access the session via the link you created on the course content page (eg. 'EClass Live! Portal'). They will then need to find the specific session on the eClass Live! calendar list and enter the session by cliking its title in the link in the calendar listing for the day you specified (eg. 'Week 1 Online Review Session').

If you have any questions about this procedure or if you require a different arrangement for your online sessions, please email us at eclasslive@ualberta.ca. You can also find more details and screenshots on our Session Creation tutorial.

Creating Non-Student Sessions

In the latest version of eClass Live!, session moderators who are not instructors will no longer need to remember additional login information or passwords. Instead, the security and reliability of the eClass framework will be used to facilitate session creation. We have developed a workflow for anyone with a valid CCID to create an eClass course with the eClass Live! link built-in. The process creates a course shell in the eClass Staff Learning and Professional Development institution to handle authentication to your eClass Live! session.

To create a session for participants not associated with a U of A credit course follow these steps:

• Create an eClass course (with the eClass Live! link built-in):
  1. Go to the E-Learning eClass Course Creation form
  2. Click on Continue
  3. Login using your CCID and passowrd
  4. Check the Create eClass Live! Course radio button
  5. Click OK
  6. Check the warnings and then click on Create eClass Live! Only course
• Login to eClass, access your course, and schedule your eClass Live! session:
  1. Go to the eClass login page
  2. Select the SLPD radio button
  3. Login with your CCID and password
  4. Click on the course 'eClass Live Course - [Your Name]
  5. Select the Teach tab
  6. Click on Course content
  7. Click on Portal to eClass Live
  8. Click on the Create a new session (click here) link
  9. Enter a session title (Note: This title should contain meaningful information about your course and/or the session specifics so that students can select it from the session list.)
  10. Enter the session date and time
  11. To learn more about any of the other options during the Create Session process, check the Going Further page
  12. Click create
• Note: You should not check the 'Display on the Elluminate Live! Manager Public Page' option as this will create a large number of sessions in the user calendar which may confuse students; in addition, selecting this option will allow any student logged in to eClass to view class recordings, a contravention of privacy rules. You don't need to check this box for external students to be able to attend the session as all eClass Live! are public in the sense that anyone given the proper url can access the session.
• The session is now created. You should verify this by using the calendar to ensure that the proper title appears in the list of sessions.

If you have any questions about this procedure or if you require a different arrangement for your online sessions, email us at eclasslive@ualberta.ca. You might also want to consult our Session Creation tutorial.

Completing Your eClass Live! Session

To add options and facilitate access to your session, please visit the Advanced Session Options page for more information on any of the following topics:

• Provide students with access to your session
• Create a security password for your eClass Live! session
• Assign specific moderators or participants
• Recording Sessions