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Virtual classrooms

Use

Example

Tools

Benefit

Features

Challenges

WhyHowwho

Web ConferencingE-board Audio chat

wimba1-Technology

2 -Cultural

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

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 ?

*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

Summary

STUDENTS EXPERIENCE OF LEARNING IN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOMTwo 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

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.