Virtual Classroom and Lab using BigBlueButton The document discusses using the open source BigBlueButton software to create virtual classrooms and labs. BigBlueButton allows for features like webcams, chat, screen sharing, recordings and integrated VoIP. It can be deployed on a local server. Moodle integrates with BigBlueButton through plugins that allow teachers to create virtual classroom activities and record sessions. A demo of Moodle with BigBlueButton was shown, allowing synchronous online classes and discussions. Virtual classrooms provide benefits like location independence and flexibility, while drawbacks include limited course choices and needed equipment.

1. Virtual Classroom and Lab
using
BigBlueButton
T S PRADEEP KUMAR
SCSE, VIT Chennai
http://www.pradeepkumar.org
http://www.nsnam.com
Email: tspradeepkumar@vit.ac.in

2. Virtual Classrooms
BigBlueButton
Integrating BBB with LMS
MOODLE
Conclusion
Agenda

3. Virtual Classrooms
Teaching and Learning through
computers
Interactions are through Voice over
Internet and Video Conferencing
Delivery of materials and
presentation through online

4. Features of Virtual Classrooms

5. Features of Virtual Classrooms
Class activities
Quiz and Surveys
Forums
Student - teacher - student interaction.
Assessments online
other activities

6. Pros and Cons to Virtual
Classrooms

7. Pros and Cons
Cons
Choice of courses is limited (As of now)
Equipments needed for learning (Audio,
Video, Computer, Internet, etc)
Delayed Feedback for Offline Mode
Contents should be interesting
Pros
Location independent
Access can be from any devices (Computer,
Tablet or a Phone)
For physically challenged, its a kind of gift
Flexibility in the timings (Sometimes)
E-Submission and E-deliverables
Immediate Feedback

9. Features
Webcam that can be shared between users
Private and group chat (in case the teacher
wants to chat with a student, or the students
and teachers want to chat within a group)
It is free and Open Source
Can be deployed on our Own Server
Desktop Sharing
Recording and playing back the entire
session
Whiteboard for lectures (similar to a
blackboard in a classroom)
Integrated VoIP for listening and speaking
Presentations (any PDF or presentation file
can be uploaded for teaching)

11. MOODLE with BigBlueButton

12. MOODLE
Its the best Free and Open Source Learning
Management System in the globe
Its fully customizable as per the user requirment
The entire teaching learning process can be
automated using this tool.
Successfully deployed at VIT Chennai for all the
6700 users of this university. More than 10000
assignments were submitted in E-mode and more
than 3TB of content have been generated in these 5
years.

13. Moodle with BigBlueButton
• Two plugins are supported by BigBlueButton for MOODLE
• One for creating an activity of BigBlueButton Server
• Another to record the entire activity of BigBlueButton Session.
• A Teacher can control the entire session of Virtual Classrooms or labs.
• Teacher creates activity by specifying the timing and other information
• The students of his slot or group can join the session during the said timing
• The student can join only as a listener/ listener cum speaker
• A Teacher can talk as well as listen.

14. A Demo - MOODLE With BigBlueButton

15. Conclusion
• MOODLE with BigBlueButton leads to the
current Flipped Classroom method.
• "Make hay while the sunshines" - We
should move forward for the Year 2020
mission.
• This system enables a faculty and
students to join for a discussion or a
Virtual Classroom lecture that can be
scheduled even after the sun sets.

16. References
• http://docs.bigbluebutton.org/
• http://moodle.org
• BigBlueButton - BigBlueButton: The
Handy Web Conferencing Software, "Open
Source For you" magazine, June 2015.