online virtual classroom
Virtual Class Room
SUBMITTED BY:
NAME: W. Sagar
REGISTRATION NO: 11009482
(Web based application using JSP and Oracle 10g express edition)
INTRODUCTION
Virtual Classroom or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason (including taking examinations) have been referred to as courses of study.
Distance education dates to at least as early as 1728, when "an advertisement in the Boston Gazette... [Named] 'Caleb Phillips, Teacher of the new method of Short Hand" was seeking students for lessons to be sent weekly
The development of computers and the internet have made distance learning distribution easier and faster and have given rise to the 'virtual university, the entire educational offerings of which are conducted online. In 1996 Jones International University was launched and claims to be the first fully online university accredited by a regional accrediting association in the US.
The types of available technologies used in distance education are divided into two groups: synchronous learning and asynchronous learning.
Synchronous learning technology is a mode of delivery where all participants are "present" at the same time. It resembles traditional classroom teaching methods despite the participants being located remotely. It requires a timetable to be organized. conferencing, videoconferencing, educational television, Instructional television are examples of
SUBMITTED BY:
NAME: W. Sagar
REGISTRATION NO: 11009482
(Web based application using JSP and Oracle 10g express edition)
INTRODUCTION
Virtual Classroom or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. It has been described as "a process to create and provide access to learning when the source of information and the learners are separated by time and distance, or both Distance education courses that require a physical on-site presence for any reason (including taking examinations) have been referred to as courses of study.
Distance education dates to at least as early as 1728, when "an advertisement in the Boston Gazette... [Named] 'Caleb Phillips, Teacher of the new method of Short Hand" was seeking students for lessons to be sent weekly
The development of computers and the internet have made distance learning distribution easier and faster and have given rise to the 'virtual university, the entire educational offerings of which are conducted online. In 1996 Jones International University was launched and claims to be the first fully online university accredited by a regional accrediting association in the US.
The types of available technologies used in distance education are divided into two groups: synchronous learning and asynchronous learning.
Synchronous learning technology is a mode of delivery where all participants are "present" at the same time. It resembles traditional classroom teaching methods despite the participants being located remotely. It requires a timetable to be organized. conferencing, videoconferencing, educational television, Instructional television are examples of
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