The document discusses virtual classrooms, emphasizing their role as computer-mediated learning environments that enable students and teachers to interact regardless of time or location. It outlines the advantages, such as accessibility for students with disabilities and the flexibility of accessing course materials, alongside limitations like course offerings and equipment requirements. Ultimately, it concludes that virtual classrooms provide a flexible educational solution beneficial to various institutions.

1. VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
Submitted by,
CHAITRA H V
M.Ed 3rd
sem
Department of education
Kuvempu university
Submited To,
Dr. JAGANNATH K . DANGE
Professor
Department of Education
Kuvempu University

2. 1. Universalization of Education
2. Equity In Access
3. High quality Teaching
4. High Quality Materials
5. Education without Boundary
6. Use of possible approached Teaching
Learning
EDUCATION

3. Introduction
•Virtual classroom refers to instruction in a learning
environment where teacher and student are
separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher
provides course content through course management
applications, multimedia resources, the Internet ,
videoconferencing , etc.
•Students receive the content and communicate with
the teacher via the same technologies.

4. Meaning
• Virtual = something whose existence is simulated with software.
• A teaching and learning environment located within a computer-mediated
communication system.
• All activities and interactions are through computer-mediated communication
• VIRTUAL CLASSROOM?
• A teaching and learning environment located within a computer-mediated
communication system.
• All activities and interactions take place through the computer instead of face-
to-face.
• Virtual classrooms may involve three overlapping scopes of interaction
technologies: VC courses, meetings and presentations.
• Among the synchronous events are online meetings, which may include online
presentations.

5. Definitions
• Virtual classrooms are complete programs of learning. They
consist of a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous
events.
• They are special application of computer and network
technologies to the task of education.
• A Virtual Classroom is private online space in Blackboard that
teachers can use to support student learning. It is accessible
via the Internet, 24×7. Just like your face-to-face classroom,
a Virtual Classroom is a busy place.
• The online learning space where students and instructors
interact.

6. Virtual Classroom vs Real-Life Classroom
• The classroom is the real, tangible, touchable place to teach and to learn....
• In the virtual classroom, the teacher is usually able to interact with only one
student at a time (sometimes in group) and it is from behind a computer
screen.

8. Features of virtual classroom

9. Advantages
• Virtual classrooms remove the need to travel to a location in
which to participate in the course or lessons.
• Virtual classrooms can be accessed from any computer that
has the necessary software, hardware, Internet connection,
and Internet browser requirements in order to participate in
the virtual classroom
• virtual classrooms are accessible to students with physical
disabilities, which is an advantage over the real classroom, as
they can access it from home.

10. • Virtual classrooms have been affirmed as “time independent”
meaning that students can access the course material and
activities in the virtual classroom at a time that is most
convenient to them.
• The teacher is not required to work from an office or classroom to
instruct lessons or organise material and lessons; this can be done
from anywhere where they have access to a computer with an
Internet connection and other necessary software/hardware,
which is an advantage.
• Electronic content can be updated more efficiently than printed
material, and at a lower cost, which saves the teacher time and
money when preparing and adjusting material to suit their lessons
and courses within their virtual classroom.

11. Limitations
• Limited offerings: the choice of courses is limited at present.
• Equipment requirements: students who do not have a computer will
have to travel to use the necessary equipment.
• Delayed feedback: it may be hours until a question is answered by the
teacher.

12. Conclusion
• The virtual classroom transcends the boundaries of location,
time and space providing a flexible learning environment for
all.
• Schools, universities and corporate organizations benefit
form Virtual classrooms because it provides an excellent way
for experts to teach a geographically dispersed group of
students without hassle