Online interviews may be hosted in Slate using the Share webinar platform. This allows for live interviews using a computer's camera and audio. We highly recommend using land lines rather than WiFi signals when conducting these interviews as it allows for a more robust and consistent connection.

Creating an event template

The first step to creating an online interview is to create a template:

1. Go to Events.

2. Select Scheduler.

3. Select New Template.

4. Enter a name.

5. Select the Location tab

6. Select the Online Session configuration. This removes all the address fields.

7. Select Save. 

8. Select Edit Form.

9. Add any additional fields that need to be captured. Collect at least First, Last, and Email so that the student’s registration can be assigned back to the appropriate record.

10. Create interview slots as done for an in-person interview.

11. Select Create Interviews. Pay special attention to the folder in which these interviews are placed. This will come into play if/when creating a landing page or wanting to use these in a related events widget.

Creating an interview feedback report form

If during the interview the interviewer will be filling out a review form, navigate to the Forms tool, create a person-scoped form (or an application-scoped form if your interview template is application-scoped), and map the fields and questions to be asked the student during the interview process.

Attach the report form to the interview template by taking the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Scheduler template to which the report form should be attached.

2. Select Edit Form, then Edit Properties.

3. Select the report form recently created under the 'Report Form' setting. Select Save. 

Person-scoped interviews and interview report forms will only permit a student to have one interview per interview template and report form. Any subsequent completions of an interview report form for a student will overwrite earlier form responses.

The scope should never be switched when forms, events, interviews, etc. are active and in use.

Communications

Create communications associated with the Online Interview:

1. Select Edit Communications.

2. Select New Mailing and enter the following Communications configurations:

   • Name: Give the mailing a descriptive name. 

   • Trigger: Select the appropriate options for sending the message.

   • Group: Select the appropriate group.

3. Select Edit Message and include text in the body of the email and any other formatting. 

4. To provide the link to the online interview, include the merge field Form-Share-Link. It appears as Access Webinar when dragging it into the mailing.

5. In the Recipient field, insert the {{sys-email}} merge field.

6. Select Save.

When the registrant accesses the webinar through the link, they will automatically be marked as attended.

Going live with an online interview

On the top left of the screen in the Template or on the individual interview, there is an option called Share. 

In the screenshot below of an individual interview: The first highlight is the public URL – this is the link to be provided to students to access the interview. The second highlight is the Connect link. This is the link to select to begin the interview on the administrator/interviewer end once a student has registered for the interview. 

To open the Share platform:

1. Select Connect.

   • Once the interview time has arrived, the interviewee will select Broadcast in the upper right-hand corner to begin the interview

   • The interviewee will then be prompted to connect to a video source. The interviewee will be unable to broadcast if he or she is not connected to a webcam.

   • Once the interviewee is broadcasting, his or her picture will appear in the upper right-hand corner of their connection and the interviewer’s image will be at center

   • Select Audio Only for the Video Output to end video output.

2. Select Broadcast when interviewer is ready to start the interview and share his or her image and audio. 

   • The interviewer's picture will display in the upper right-hand corner and the interviewee's picture will be at center. Additionally, if an interview review form has been created and associated with the template, that review form will now display on the right side of the screen. This form will only be visible on the administrative end and will not be seen by the student interviewee.

   • The Broadcast button controls the feed. If there is a need to toggle between audio options, select on the Broadcast button, which will end the picture. It can immediately be started back up by selecting on Broadcast again.

   • Once the interview is complete, both users simply close out of the interview. If a response form was submitted during the interview, that form response interaction will now show on the interviewee's timeline.

Troubleshooting

The Janus WebRTC extension is required when sharing the screen. We recommend using browsers such as Chrome and Firefox which support WebRTC. WebRTC is a new technology across browsers and is still being developed. It is not available, for example, on Safari. WebRTC is the only option for streaming audio/video at this point, which is why it is the basis of the Share service.