1. WHAT IS VIRTUAL LEARNING IN A MODERN WORLD Danil Dintsis Ph. D. www.ddintsis.comwww.ddintsis.com, www.specialist.ru, www.i-mokymas.comwww.specialist.ruwww.i-mokymas.com info@i-mokymas.com

2. 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:  consult@dintsis.org consult@dintsis.org  consult@i-mokymas.com consult@i-mokymas.com  dinzis@specialist.ru dinzis@specialist.ru

3. 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

4. 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

5. LIFELONG LEARNING (LLL) IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

10. SYNCHRONOUS & ASYNCHRONOUS TOOLS © Stanford University. Virtual Education course

11. 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

12. «INCLASS» WEBINAR BY “SPECIALIST” CENTER http://www.specialist.ru

13. 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 http://www.specialist.ru

14. TELECONFERENCES / VIRTUAL CLASS http:// www.i-mokymas.com

15. 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)

16. ASYNCHRONOUS LMS FEATURES  Multimedia content  Monitoring subsystem  Grading subsystem  Tests  Discussion forums, blogs, wikis  E-mailing  Account management  Course and test creation subsystem  Training organization/teacher monitoring subsystem  Feedbacks http://i-moymas.com

17. 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 http://www.i-mokymas.com

18. LEARN ANYWHERE – OFFLINE REGIME WANTED  On trip  At home  On vacations  At a workplace http:/www.i-mokymas.com

19. 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 http://www.specialist.ruhttp://www.specialist.ru, www.i-mokymas.com,www.i-mokymas.com

20. THANK YOU! Stay in touch!  www.ddintsis.com, www.ddintsis.com  www.specialist.ru, www.specialist.ru  www.i-mokymas.com www.i-mokymas.com  info@i-mokymas.com info@i-mokymas.com  consult@Dintsis.org consult@Dintsis.org