irtual Class Room (UNICAST)
Concept of E-Learning
\With the eversncreasing popularity and acceslllty of the internet Is only eatura thatthe
‘educational community should want to make use ofthis tremendous resource. Use ofthe Intemet and
Web are leading o significant changes in educational model. Effective exploitation ofthese changes
requires adequate attention to understanding the technology, the educational processes an issues,
‘udentscharactraticy, et. As tht ute of Internet i increasing, a tractional classroom has shifted to
E-Leaming, While avancementsin communication tole were easly adapted to earning methods,
asthe introduction of the personal computer and the development ofthe Interet that would create
the most radical transformation inher education. Learning by computer can be as easy 2s
‘communicating wth your professor and fellow classmates va email, student utizing an interactive CO-
ROM. Thus, E-Learing can be defined an approach to facilitate and enhance leaning by means of
personal computers, CD-ROMs, and the Internet. K may be as simple as that teacher may simply post
thelr material on Internet; students ean read it arline or ean download i fo further access, Se
student won't bein a classroom with professor and classmates, he will ne to be capable of
independent learning, Instructor wil provige tim with a syllabus, course dacuments, and requted
readings. The interaction between the professor andthe student will happen wa e-mal discussion
board, forums ec Since the class deesn't meet Ina physical space at a scheduled time, the student wll
have to learn independenty. He willbe responsible for keeping up with the assigned reading and
completing assignments according tothe timeline on the sylabus. The growing popularity of E-Learning
has introduced new terms to education as Vetual Gassoomm, where student willbe presen wth hit
professor and fellow leamers in adassroom. They wll ot be presen physically in the classroom but
Connected tothe classroom via Intemet. Virtual caseroom aims to simulate the experience of attending
a dass over the web. So everyone is able to see other participant witwaly. [3
Concept of Vitual Classroom:
Just asthe term virtual means simulation ofthe rel thing, Virtual Gassroom simulated classroom
via departmental network, which provides a convenient communication enviconment for Quaid+Azam
University (Computer Science department) students just like traditional face-to-face classroom. Avirtual,
Classroom allows students o attend a class from the department and simsto provide 2 eaming
experience that s similar to areal classroom. When we goto colage we ave a Schedule of ectures,
lwrich we must attend. Student must arive on te, and when he enters the classroom, he finds 3
teacher, fellow learners, blackboard or whiteboard, (CD projector optional a television seen with
videos, Likewise a Virtual Classroom isa scheduled, online teacher-ted traning session where teachers
and students interact tether sing computers linked toa departmental network. tcan be used as 3
folution for live delivery and interaction that addrezees the entre proces of creating and manafing our
‘teaching lenming process. It facitates instructor and student in teaching-earning events, such 33
Seminar, online discussion or le traning fr empoyes in company. Asin rational classroom, there
tre professor and fellow learners present with the student; we have many partiopants present In vital
tdassroom They can talk with each ather a inthe tactional classroom va chat, Simiary presenter
uses whiteboard, gives notes/resources, and ges presentation as gven in tratinal one. Thus, virtual
tdassroom can be visualized as a classroom where a lecture o session is condted using department
network. (3)
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