EDIT 6900 Research Methods in Instructional Technology

Online Survival Guide
Last updated January 23, 2013

How to complete all asynchronous class activities:

  1. Log in to the course home page: http://www.nowhereroad.com/researchmethods/
    Note: Your username is the same as your UGA myID username, but your password is the last 4 digits of your UGA ID (not your SSN). Your UGA ID is located on your UGA Card. Of the 16 numbers, your UGA ID begins with the 7th digit. So, use numbers 12-15 as your password. If you don't have your card handy, you can also find out your UGA ID number by logging into OASIS and choosing the option "View UGA Card Number." (If the number does not work, leave off the final digit.)
  2. Follow the Course Learning Plan according to the recommended due dates.

Step-by-step procedure for attending each online live class:

  1. Check your email for any pertinent news related to the course.
  2. At least 15 minutes before class time, log into eLearning Commons - https://www.elc.uga.edu/ - with your UGA myID (there is also a link to eLC on the course learning plan)
  3. Select the eLC course associated with your instructor.
  4. From eLC, click on "Horizon Wimba Virtual Classroom."
  5. Click on the room titled "EDIT 6900 Main Room (Spring 2013)."
  6. Click on the icon "Enter this Room."
    Note the breakout rooms also listed (e.g. Breakout Room 1, etc.). Small group discussions will take place here. This is also where teams can hold meetings. When in HW, you can go from room another by 'going through' the lobby.

Step-by-step procedure for reviewing the Horizon Wimba Archives (recordings of live classes conducted to date during the term):

  1. Log in to eLearning Commons and select the course associated with your instructor.
  2. From eLC, click on "Horizon Wimba Virtual Classroom.
  3. Click on the archive of your choice using the name of our class and the date of the class as your guide. (You can also choose to download a mp3 or mp4 file of the class. The mp4 file will take significant time for HW to generate.)

Horizon Wimba Technical Problems Log - Please complete after each class if you experience problems

Click here to see a screen snapshot of Horizon Wimba

Logging On and Off of Horizon Wimba

When you first log on you are located in the "lobby" of Horizon Wimba. Click on the room titled "Research Methods in Instructional Technology" -- this is where our live class session will be held. As soon as you enter the room, click if you hear audio and if you do not.

ALWAYS click when you want to log out of the Horizon Wimba system. If you do not, you may not be able to reenter until Horizon Wimba "clears" your seat -- this may take up to 10 minutes.

Moving from Room to Room within Horizon Wimba

To move from room to room within Horizon Wimba, you always have to first go to the lobby. During class, we will occasionally have small group discussions in the break-out rooms. So, to move from the main room to one of the break-out rooma, click on the button to go back to the lobby. Then, click on the name of the break-out room where your small group will meet. (Teams will be assigned to their own respective break-out; teams can meet in their break-out room anytime during the week.)

Audio problems

If you have problems hearing audio, click on and choose to disconnect, then reconnect audio.

If the audio problems are not solved quickly, click on the button to alert the instructor, and type a quick message about the problem in the chat window.

If you continue to have problems, choose to Horizon Wimba, and then log back in.

Horizon Wimba System-Wide Problem

If the entire class has major problems with the system, do the following:

If your instructor does not email everyone within 5-10 minutes or so, then figure that the problem is isolated to your own computer. Try to log back in to Horizon Wimba. If you are still not successful, email your instructor with informationa about the problem or the situation, realizing that s/he may only read the email after class. Be sure to view the archive of the class as soon as it is available to catch up on what you missed.

Student Support for Horizon Wimba

UGA provides special support to students enrolled in classes that use the Horizon Wimba classroom. Students may get assistance by e-mailing hlive@uga.edu or calling Student Technology Support (STS) at 706-542-3333. The STS help desk is open from 9am-10pm Monday through Thursday, 9am-5pm Friday, and 1-7pm Saturday and Sunday.