WHAT IS VIRTUAL LEARNING IN A MODERN WORLD Danil Dintsis Ph. D

BRIEF ABOUT THE PRESENTER  Ph. D. in System Analysis (Doctorate degree, ISCED verified)  Ph.D. in Technical management (Candidate degree, ISCED verified)  Portfolio manager and IT consultant, teacher and coach for 15+ years with the following certifications:  PgMP (Program and)PMP® (Project Management professional)  Contacts:   

WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE PRESENTATION  Tell a brief story about virtual learning  It’s main specific features  Opportunities  Constraints  Offer a roadmap to build your own virtual learning

VIRTUAL LEARNING: DEFINITION  Distance Learning via Internet (as we do just now!)  A form of distance education, in which a teacher and a learner are separated  Teacher-led education via Internet or local nets © Stanford University. Virtual Education course

LIFELONG LEARNING (LLL) IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

WHY DO WE NEED VIRTUAL LEARNING?  Expand the range of courses  Expand the range of students  Geographically expand  With disabilities  With limited time opportunities  With specific personal characteristics  Equal access for high quality teachers and courses

Student Introvert Shy ExtrovertSelf-organizedSloven EXAMPLE: A SET BASED ON STUDENT’S PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT

TYPES OF VIRTUAL LEARNING  Synchronous/Asynchronous  Fully on-line/Blended  Trainer-led/Self-learning/MOOCs

DEMAND ANALYSIS  Develop analytical structure :  Psychological types  Computer awareness  Course species  Student’s location  Analyze external restrictions and assumptions  Develop training methods  Choose start point  Combine different methods  Train the trainer and the administrative staff

SYNCHRONOUS & ASYNCHRONOUS TOOLS © Stanford University. Virtual Education course

SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING TOOLS status indicators/icons or emoticons chat polling audio webcams share area: Screen, Separate Windows, Preloaded files breakout rooms file sharing recording attendee list

«INCLASS» WEBINAR BY “SPECIALIST” CENTER

MAIN FEATURES OF “INCLASS” WEBINAR  Students in a class and at webinar study together and simultaneously  Both categories collaborate under trainer supervising  Training materials and lab environment are the same

TELECONFERENCES / VIRTUAL CLASS

ON-LINE TOOLS EXAMPLES  Cisco Webex  Citrix GoTo platform  Adobe Connect  Microsoft LYNC  Clicktomeeting.com  Teleconferencing systems (i.e. Trueconf or any other)  Video hosting with an unlimited hosting size (i.e. Vimeo)

ASYNCHRONOUS LMS FEATURES  Multimedia content  Monitoring subsystem  Grading subsystem  Tests  Discussion forums, blogs, wikis  ing  Account management  Course and test creation subsystem  Training organization/teacher monitoring subsystem  Feedbacks

MOOCS  Mass students learning (in thousands and more  Asynchronous  Multi-  National  Experienced  …  Special features:  Multilingual media  P2P control  Forum-based communication with a teacher and other students  Strong motivation  Teacher feedback tools

LEARN ANYWHERE – OFFLINE REGIME WANTED  On trip  At home  On vacations  At a workplace

VIRTUAL TRAINING ADVANTAGES  For a student  Personal tempo  Worth for introverts and shy people  Individual communication with a teacher  Appropriate training schedule  No travels  Comfortable environment  Teacher’s control  Visual contact and collaboration with all group members  For an educational organization  Reuse of training materials  Full classes  Individual contact with students  Low expenses  High level of student’s involvement and control

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