The New Virtual Classroom
Evidence-based Guidelines for Synchronous e-Learning
Chapter One
Meet the New Virtual
Classroom
THE NEW VIRTUAL CLASSROOM is an increasingly popular alternative
to face-to-face instruction due to the lure of travel savings and quick
deployment of training. In this chapter we introduce the features and functions
that synchronous e-learning tools make available for instruction. We describe pragmatic
and instructional reasons to select the new virtual classroom as one component
of your training delivery blend.
Ready or Not-Here It Comes!
Virtual classroom tools such as WebEx, Elluminate, and Live Meeting have
ushered in a new age in electronic distance learning. The lure of travel
savings, combined with quick deployment of training to large numbers of
workers, has led to sharp increases in use of synchronous e-learning technologies
among corporations. Survey respondents who reported participating in
a synchronous event rose from 54 percent in 2001 to 87 percent in 2005
(Pulichino, 2005). According to another annu ... read full excerpt from The New Virtual Classroom: Evidence-based Guidelines for Synchronous e-Learning ebook
