Connect

Adobe Connect is a web-based communication tool that allows faculty and students to quickly and easily share presentations, desktops and other materials over the Internet using the familiar PowerPoint application and Adobe Flash format. Connect has robust collaboration tools for discussion, whiteboard and text chat.

Documentation

Download easy-to-read documentation, watch tutorials, or link over to Adobe Live docs on a number of features and functions. In addition to general documentation, take a look at Online Learning's tips on the
Best Practices page.

Download All of the above documentation in one file. Note: Files labeled as "Live Docs" are not included in the download, but can be accessed through the Adobe Connect Resource page.

If you are interested in additional information about Adobe Connect Professional, you can visit the Adobe Connect Meeting Resource Center or check out the Adobe Connect User Community.

What is Connect?

Adobe Connect is a web-based communication tool that allows faculty and students to quickly and easily share presentations, desktops and other materials over the Internet-using the familiar PowerPoint application and the Macromedia Flash format. Connect has robust collaboration tools for discussion, whiteboard and text chat. If you’d like to learn more about Connect Meeting, you can review the associated documentation, tutorials, and examples. You can login to Connect (http://connect.rit.edu) with your RIT computer account.

What Are The Benefits?

• Adobe Connect is a synchronous web conferencing tool that allows faculty and students to take their courses to the next level. It also provides several options for staff, departments and non-credit activities.
• Faculty can meet with online students in real time for class lectures, or bring in guest speakers from across the globe. Students can collaborate on team projects or give presentations to their professors and classmates. Staff and departments can deliver webinars or training sessions to remote groups of students or colleagues.
• Adobe Connect integrates webcam video, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) audio, and other "pod" features such as text chat and polling to create a rich user experience. Meetings can also be recorded and accessed through a URL on the web at a later date. All of the afore mentioned features are currently available free of charge to RIT faculty, staff, and students enrolled in courses where Adobe Connect is being used.
• Note: Additional audio options through Premiere Global phone conferencing are also available for a fee, and live captioning services can be requested through Online Learning for deaf or hard of hearing students participating in synchronous Adobe Connect activities.