Synchronous Virtual Classrooms

Synchronous Virtual Classrooms

1. Characteristics

   • Live
   • Real time
   • Guided
   • Learning oriented

2. Advantages vs. Asyncrhonous

   • Real time interaction
   • More natural relationship teacher/student
   • sense of immediacy
   • Facilitates community
   • connection capacity
   • encourages resource sharing
   • facilitates participation of shy students

3. Examples of platforms

   • Adobe connect
   • Elluminate
   • EVO
   • Big Blue Button

4. Assumptions

   • Previously scheduled
   • Connectivity verified
   • two-hour sessions
   • diverse lesson formats
   • pre-session checks
   • student feedback after sessions
   • in-session assessments

5. Minimum requirements

   • Tools
     • attendance
     • interactive board
     • follow-up
     • assessment
     • desktop sharing
     • file sharing
     • secondary tools
       • web cam
       • navegation
       • file transfer
       • session recording and playback
       • surveys
   • 3-level user profile
     • participant
     • moderator
     • administrator