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Leveraging Virtual Classrooms for Interactive Learning: Essential Principles

Explore the basic principles for harnessing the virtual classroom effectively, featuring interactive sessions, diverse media, and blending visual with verbal content for optimal learning outcomes. Learn how to manage cognitive load, increase participant interactivity, and foster social presence to enhance engagement and knowledge retention.

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Leveraging Virtual Classrooms for Interactive Learning: Essential Principles

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  1. Basic Principles for Harnessing the Virtual Classroom Jerry Whaley EDU656 Dr. Sheri Beasley Jan 11, 2010

  2. Pre-engineering Virtual Classroom • Built and delivered by one Individual • OR • by a team • Designed to teach new skills • OR • briefing purposes

  3. Diverse Media Blended Approach

  4. I N T E R A C T I V E I N T E R A C T I V E FREQUENT RELEVANT INTERACATIONS REDUCES DISTRACTIONS COMPENSATES FOR LACK OF BODY LANGUAGE OVERT INTERACTIONS ESSENTIAL FOR LEARNING NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS PARTICIPANT INTERACTIVITY

  5. Social Presence -Moderator-

  6. Combining Visual and Verbal

  7. Rely on visuals explained (narrated by instructor) Keep sessions relatively brief Keep sessions heavily interactive Manage Cognitive Load Lead into practice exercises

  8. Engineer virtual classroom by carefully converting face-to-face courses or start from scratch Use diverse media delivery which compliments job relevant material Using a social presence with interactive communication from all participants Combining visuals and verbal narration helps reduce cognitive overload

  9. Reference • Clark, R.C. & Kwinn, A. (2007). The new virtual classroom: Evidence-based guidelines for synchronous e-learning. San Francisco: Pfeiffer

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