Zoom and other video conferencing platforms were created for business and consumer purposes including chatting with loved ones, holding meetings, and live-streaming events and webinars.
The communication between students and teachers in a classroom, whether it be real or virtual, is a complicated network. When teaching, teachers must hold every student’s attention. Students must interact with teachers and one another to share their ideas and work together. Groups should be able to interact with one another, and the teacher must have one-on-one conversations with each student or with a particular group. These significant educational opportunities are difficult to convey in a Zoom or Adobe Connect conversation. Educators require a remedy for online learning. Introducing online classrooms.
How can we provide instructors with a virtual classroom solution that is just as efficient as the traditional one?
Without the tools provided by virtual classrooms, such as concentration tracking, seating configurations, and in-session participation statistics, teachers who are accustomed to managing physical classrooms may find it more difficult to manage them remotely. By adding a new level of participation and giving instructors access to data, virtual classrooms should improve learning.
What qualities should a virtual classroom tool have?
Network of Flexible Communications
One-to-one messaging, smooth audio and video for students and instructors, one-to-all for teachers that prevents any communication between students, and intra- and inter-group communication should all be possible with the solution. Having several spaces for group discussions and the opportunity to keep an eye on numerous spaces would aid in the students’ development.
Tools for Teaching That Work
It should be simple to integrate the virtual classroom with library services, and upload lesson plans, curriculum, reading lists, session information, and assignments for students to complete in class. Virtual classrooms now allow teachers to broadcast films, provide basic materials like PDFs, conduct polls, and conduct Q&A without having to share their screens during video conferences. This allows teachers to concentrate on the activities of their students. All pupils must have access to a whiteboard so that teachers may give presentations in groups or one-on-one. With the use of virtual classrooms, teachers may evaluate their students in real-time, fostering true involvement and exchanges. A “Podium” was added by Class Technologies to their online classroom. In order to increase participation, teachers might encourage students to address the entire class and are constantly present.
Analytics for Engagement
A classroom is packed with data points that a teacher cannot track in real-time. Virtual Classrooms may track each student’s attentiveness and aggregate it in a report, as well as measure tiny interactions like how much a student engaged in the session through their mic. Such results may be seen on a dashboard to better evaluate student participation and assist individuals who want further assistance in designing customized course material. It may provide detailed reports for improved assessment, freeing up time for teachers to focus on their students’ needs.
