The conclusions I have drawn from running the session are:
- It is practical to run an Elluminate activity using DVD resources and breakout room discussion.
- Interaction with students always takes much longer than I expect!
- Even when specifically asked to do a little bit of preparation to allow the tutorial to proceed some students did not do that.
I asked for student feedback on my tutor group forum. They reported that the work on the solar images and features was useful, and that it would have been useful to have longer in the breakout room for their discussion (which they liked). They also suggested that it would be better to provide 'answer' slides for my review after the break out time, and not to wait so long for people to get organised accessing the DVD images.
I will take a harder line next time!