1. Live Conferencing Tim Neumann Learning Technologies Unit Institute of Education

4. Virtual Classroom Features TEXT-BASED TOOLS . Presence Indicators . Chat Logs . Transcripts . Private Messaging . Instant Messaging . Moderated Chat . Avatars . Entry Announcements . Exit Announcements . Action Messages . Sound Effects . Text Formatting . LIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO TOOLS . Live Audio . Voice-over-IP . Broadcast . Half Duplex . Full Duplex . Audio Controls . Telephony Integration . Live Video . Floating Video Display . Bandwidth Detection . CONTENT, DISPLAY, AND INTERACTIVE TOOLS . Virtual Whiteboard . Moderated Use and Accountability . Image Imports . Layers . object-oriented . Application Sharing . Screen Sharing . File Transfer . Slide Showing . Background Loading . Special Effects . Slide Libraries . Course Map . Site Map Integration . Guided Web Tours . Clickable Hyperlinks . Previewing . Filtering . Polling . Quizzes . Question Types . Display of Results . Online Course Integration . VLE Integration . Activity Indicators . Remote Screen Viewing . Multimedia . Breakout Rooms . Recording and Playback . Navigation and Searching . Feedback . Availability . Editing . Automatic Technical Checks . Three-Dimensional Rendering of Space and People . Specialised Tools . Templates . and more… Finkelstein, J (2006). Learning in Real Time . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

5. Virtual Classroom Components Live Audio Transmission: 'Internet telephony' Text Chat / Instant Messaging

6. Participant Control, Handraising, Emoticons Application Sharing

7. Instant Polling / Instant Feedback Whiteboard / Annotated Slide Presentation Live Video

8. Use Cases Ten Application Scenarios for Virtual Classrooms

19. Live Conferencing Further Information: Virtual Classrooms are currently available for staff at the Bloomsbury Colleges in the context of a research project: www.lkl.ac.uk/research/mosaic Tim Neumann LTU@ioe.ac.uk www.lkl.ac.uk/LTU