Glossary | e-Conferencing | Services

The following definitions were taken from Centra's glossary. They represent a portion of the total glossary that would be of immediate use to MOREnet e-Conferencing service users.

Application Sharing: Feature that enables the user to launch, host and share an application with others.
Assessment Item: An activity such as a multiple choice question or a drag-and-drop type question that Learners engage in either as part of a Learning Object or an Assessment.
Author: A user who adds content to the Centra Knowledge Center and builds and maintains all aspects of the learning experiences.
Centra Producer: A desktop editor and production tool that converts recordings into streaming media formats using compression technology.
Centra Recorder: Software that captures screen activity for any Centra session or other training session.
Conference: Centra Web-based collaborative learning environment for large scale (up to 1000 simultaneous Participants and a Leader) presentations, demonstrations and conferences.
Content: A presentation, video, graphic or other Agenda item.
Content Developer: Individual who creates the content for a Centra session or manages the Learning Resources, Categories, References and FAQs of the Centra Knowledge Catalog.
Co-Presenter: The user who assists the Leader or acts as a guest speaker during a session.
eMeeting: Dynamic interaction of live meetings, with integrated audio conferencing, application sharing, PowerPoint slide mark-up and real-time feedback.
Evaluation: Agenda item used in Symposium and Conference sessions to measure the level of learning, obtain feedback on effectiveness or to solicit Participant input. Created with Agenda Builder.
Event: A scheduled presentation of a Symposium or Conference session.
Event List: A list of current sessions and Programs available for public viewing and enrollment.
Event Manager: Individual responsible for managing Symposium and Conference session scheduling, registration and the Knowledge Catalog. Can also update eMeeting information.
Leader: The individual who leads and manages the activities in a session.
Meeting: A scheduled presentation of an eMeeting session.
Participant: Individual who attends a session.
Presenter: The user who assists the Leader or acts as a guest speaker during a session.
Publisher: Individual who prepares learning resources for administration.
Recorder: The user who records and publishes a session.
Recording: A copy of a session for playback later or to include in an Agenda.
Resource: An individual media or file element used within a Learning Object or an Assessment Item. For example, GIF images, BMP images, AU or RA audio files, video files, Microsoft Office files, HTML files, animation files.
Session: An instance of a class having a start data and an end date.
Survey: A tool that enables the Leader to give a quick one question-at-a-time poll to Participants (applies to Symposium, Conference and eMeeting). A list of questions that examines a Learner's opinions, behavior, etc. on a specific topic (applies to the Centra Knowledge Center).
Symposium: Web-based collaborative learning environment that enables globally-dispersed Participants and a Leader to communicate and interact through audio and video conferencing, while sharing applications and viewing dynamic content.
User: Any end user of the system. A user can have multiple system roles such as Leader, Participant, Event Manager, Learner, Manager, Administrator, Analyst, Publisher, Author, Instructor and/or System Administrator.
User Administrator: A user responsible for adding and maintaining user profiles, group logins, business units, categories, regions and job roles.
Web Safari: A tool that enables the user to launch an instance of a Web browser and show webpages.
Whiteboard: A tool used with Symposium and eMeeting that enables the user to draw, write text or create shapes in the shared Media Window area of the user interface.