Virtual Classroom: Architecture and Its Future in Educational Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Parthasarathy, M.; Ananthasayanam, R.; Ravi, R.
Titel	Virtual Classroom: Architecture and Its Future in Educational Institutions
Quelle	In: Journal on School Educational Technology, 4 (2009) 3, S.34-40 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-2217
Schlagwörter	Student Centered Learning; Virtual Classrooms; Technology Uses in Education; Information Management; Interaction; Networks; Video Technology; Group Discussion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Interaktion; Gruppendiskussion
Abstract	The educational system around the world is undergoing a tremendous change in the area of knowledge and strategy. In general, the curriculum practices have revolutionized by the academicians and educational administrators. The learners have also demanded varied types of knowledge and skills required for their day-to-day activity. Nature and the forms of educational system should accommodate the requirement of the nation and society in general individual learner in particular. The traditional classroom approaches requires a tremendous change in the way of delivery and knowledge transmission for the development of cognitive and non-cognitive areas of learning with emphasize on qualities of personal and social growth. The education commissions and committees have also recommended and stressed that education should be made both universally available and more relevant. In this context this paper suggests a learner-centered approach for the demands of the nation and the society at large. The learner-centered approach suggested by this paper, a Virtual Classroom (VC) approach is a stress on its architecture, facilities, interactivity and network. Based on the criteria the authors have developed three models of VC approach and future benefits of these approaches for knowledge management system for effective acquisition, sharing, utilization and creation of knowledge in the area of teaching-learning process. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01