1. Introduction to Big Blue Button
ETUG TELL Session – Tues, Feb 26, 2013

2. Overview
• Introductions
• Big Blue Button Overview
• Integration Features
• Big Blue Button as an Alternative
• Future Developments
• BCcampus Sandbox
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3. Introductions
Frank Fucile – Client Services Manager
• Prior to Bccampus
– Educational Technologist/Instructional Designer at VIU
– Instructional Designer
– Instructor
– Teacher
• Collaborative and Shared Services
– Moodle
– Desire2Learn
– Adobe Connect
– Blackboard Collaborate
– etutoring
• Sandbox
– Big Blue Button
– Instructure Canvas
– Anti-Plagiarism
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4. Introductions
Tell us a little about yourself and
why you are interested in Big Blue
Button
Are you using a web conferencing
tool now?
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5. Overview
• Big Blue Button is a free open source web
conferencing system for on-line learning
• Big Blue Button provides remote students a high quality
learning experience
• Big Blue Button provides a clean simple design and
layout
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6. Use Cases
• Virtual Office Hours
• Small Group Collaboration
• Small Group Meetings
• Remote Teaching (< 25 students)
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7. Interface
Desktop Audio Chat
Sharing
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Slides Video

8. Example Screenshot

9. Example Screenshot

10. The Big Blue Project
• 1300+ members on developer mailing list
• Activity: 14k+ messages
• Forked over 900 times on GitHUB
• Localized into 35 languages
• Mozilla WebFWD 2011 Graduate
• Received additional funding from Mozilla
– http://www.bigbluebutton.org/2013/02/11/bigbluebutton-enters-round-2-
of-mozilla-ignite/

11. The Big Blue Project
61,000 + installs (June 2011 – June 2012)

12. The Big Blue Project
BBB is Global

13. The Big Blue Project
How BBB Got Started?
• http:// Technology Innovation Management Program
– timprogram.ca
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• Global trend towards distance education After
• 150 Commercial systems 1
• Open Source Business Model
[1] http://thinkofit.com/webconf/realtime.htm

14. The Big Blue Project
The Development Cycle
Version Date Features
.32 Sept 08 Chat/Video/Slides/Voice
.4 June Packaging/VM
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.5 July 09 Desktop Sharing
.6 Aug 09 VOIP
.61 Sept 09 Refactoring
.62 Nov 09 Desktop Sharing II/Dev VM
.63 Jan 10 VOIP II/API/Localization
.64 April 10 RPM/Larger Meetings/Desktop Sharing III
.70 July 10 Whiteboard
.71 Nov 10 Improved VOIP/Realtime Transaction
.71a Jan 11 Refactored VOIP
.8 beta 1 Sept 11 Refactored VOIP II/Record and Playback
.8 beta 2 Oct 11 Video Dock
.8 beta 3 Nov 11 Audio Settings
.8 beta 4 Mar 12 Fit to width
.80 June Now working on .81 new release
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15. A Case Study
• University of
West Scotland
• Darren Rickets
• From successful trial
to production deployment
• See: http://www.rsc-scotland.org/?p=881
• “Very Successful Trial” – Darren Rickets

16. A Testimonial
“… Fortunately, with BigBlueButton,
the world finally has a powerful and
clean open source solution that
works great and integrates
seamlessly with Moodle … We use
BigBlueButton ourselves for our Moodle
developer meetings! Congrats on the
0.80 release, guys - keep it up!"
-- Martin Dougiamas, creator of Moodle.

17. Big Blue Integration
Adopted by SFU
BCcampus Shared Services

18. Moodle Integration of BBB
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Asynchronous Synchronous
(non-real time) (real-time)
LMS Slides
Gradebook Audio
Portfolio Video
etc. Desktop
Chat

19. Moodle Integration of BBB
• BigBlueButtonBN: Activity Module
– Groups
– Moodle Calendar
– Students wait until Moderator joins
– Record a session
• Recordings BN: Resource
– Publish/unpublish & delete recordings

20. Moodle Integration of BBB
#4

21. Moodle Integration of BBB
Demo of Moodle Integration

22. Future Developments
• Record and Playback
– Record and playback all activity in the presentation area +
webcams
• Accessibility for students with Disabilities
• Text tool for Whiteboard
• Layout Manager
• Update of default skin and icons
• Multiple Webcams
• Polling
• Shared Notes
• Breakout Rooms

23. Future Developments
HTML5 Presentation vs. Flash

24. Big Blue Button as an Alternative
Open Source
Sandbox
Shared Service
Aggregated Licence per Institution
Integration with LMS
Shared Service
Concurrent Licences
Available as Stand Alone Platform

25. Big Blue Button Sandbox
http://abbott.bccampus.ca/demo/demo1.jsp
• Click “Create”
• Enter name, Click “Create (name’s) meeting

26. Contact Information
Frank Fucile Manager, Client Services Manager
Email: ffucile@bccampus.ca
Office: 250.760.0805
Cell: 250.217.7541
Skype: francesco.fucile1
www.bccampus.ca

27. Introduction to Big Blue Button
ETUG TELL Session – Tues, Feb 26, 2013
Thank You