virtual classroom

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2. Virtual
classrooms
Use
Example
Tools
Benefit
Features
Challenges
Why
How
who
Web Conferencing
E-board
Audio chat
wimba
1-Technology
2- Cultural

3. MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2014
Use of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms: Why, Who, and How?
Florence Martin
Associate Professor
Department of Instructional Technology, Foundations, and Secondary
Education
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403 USA
martinf@uncw.edu
Michele A. Parker
Associate Professor
Department of Educational Leadership
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28403 USA
parkerma@uncw.edu

4. Why instructors adopt synchronous virtual classrooms?
instructors used virtual classrooms to:
MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2014
Summary
 promote interactivity,
 develop community,
 and reach students at different locations.
How are Synchronous Virtual Classrooms Used?
Finkelstein listed five functions:
 to instruct,
 to collaborate,
 to support,
 to socialize
 and for informal exchange, and extended outreach.
Use of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms: Why, Who, and How?

5. * I think by using virtual classroom, large numbers of students
can benefit from distance learning .
* Many studies support the notion that the virtual classroom
can be more effective for the mature student .
* Virtual classroom is suitable to rural and remote settings
Reflection
MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2014

6. Summary
STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING IN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Two sides: Benefits and Difficulties
BENEFITS :
It offers opportunities for flexibility interaction and collaboration
which different from face to face learning environment
DIFFICULTIES:
Concern and challenges of the use of technologies

7. REFLECTION
No doubt the number of learners making use of the
technology online is great in contrast to those who attend
face to face classes. However the challengers posed by the
use of new technologies are also great to both learners
and instructors.