What is a virtual classroom?
A virtual classroom is an online space where teachers and learners meet live to teach and learn together, with video, chat, screen sharing, and shared materials. It recreates the back and forth of a real classroom over the internet.
Teachers and learners meet live over the internet, with video, chat, screen sharing and shared materials.
Attendance, recordings and follow up materials flow into the place that tracks the course.
A webinar is mostly one way broadcasting; a virtual classroom is built for interaction and ongoing learning.
Where a virtual classroom sits
It usually sits inside a larger learning platform, so attendance, recordings, and follow up materials all flow into the same place that tracks the rest of the course.
Figure 1. Where a virtual classroom sits in a learning platform
The live session is real time and two way; attendance, recordings and follow up materials flow into the platform that tracks the rest of the course. Drawn from this article’s own description.
NeoSOFT built virtual classrooms into a cloud based learning platform for a K-12 provider, alongside content management and performance tracking.
Virtual classroom vs webinar
Virtual classroom
Live and two way- Real time, so a learner can ask a question and get an answer
- A teacher can read the room and adjust
- Built for two way interaction and ongoing learning
Webinar
Broadcast- Mostly one way broadcasting
What is the difference between a virtual classroom and a webinar?
A webinar is mostly one way broadcasting. A virtual classroom is built for two way interaction and ongoing learning.
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Related terms: learning management system (LMS), SCORM.
Industry: Education & Learning.
