Transcript Virtual Classrooms

Virtual Classrooms - A Reality
Mukund Moorthy,
Dr. François E. Cellier,
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Contents
Learning on the Web
 Instructor’s Wish List
 Current Technology
 Conventional Vs Virtual Classroom
 Software Tools
 Summary
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Learning on the Web
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Lack of adequate teaching resources
Abundance of material for potential longdistance learner
Knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CGI
programming etc.,
Instant access to information
Planned sequential instruction presented with
absolute clarity
Instructor’s Wish List
Faster, easier and wider dissemination
of knowledge
 Adequate time for clarifications and
doubts
 Flexibility
 Ease of Use
 Mixed on-line and local audience
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Technology currently in use
Video Campus
 Class notes and Homework assignments
 PowerPoint lectures
 Chat rooms
 Internet Universities
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Conventional vs Virtual Classrooms
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Convenience of Time and Place
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Speed of Instruction and Grasp of student
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No missed or cancelled lectures
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Schedule of coverage of material
Software Tools
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Presentation of Material
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Testing
Class in Session
Sample Quiz
Summary
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No prior knowledge of HTML required
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Convenient web-based interface
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Easily customizable
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http://www.ece.arizona.edu/~moorthy/vclass.html