Virtual Learning & Student Engagement

Virtual Classroom

Deliver lectures and demonstrations to students anywhere via video and screen-sharing.

• Course materials can be posted for student access at any time
• Chat-based Q&A enables students and TA’s to help out while lecture continues
• Discussions and Q&A are stored to minimize repetition

Collaborative Learning

Enable social learning with a tool that makes it easy for students to learn from each other, as well as faculty.

• Group and private discussions cater to all learning types
• Facilitate student collaboration anywhere
• Make it easy to use visuals or chat to work thru complex issues.

Virtual Office Hours

Be more accessible and more productive by holding online office hours.

• Keep office hours from home – or anywhere
• By phone, video, chat - your pick
• Engage multiple students in a single session
• Let students connect wherever they are
• Recapture under-utilized office hours

Balancing Group Dynamics

Online collaboration creates an even field for both outspoken and reserved students to engage in their own time and their own way.

• One tool for live voice/video calls and chat.
• Threaded discussions encourage multiple responses
• Captures top-of-mind as well as deep-thought

Record Your Lectures

A click of the mouse turns any lecture into an audio recording/podcast.

• Extend your reach across time zones
• Give students a chance to listen again
• Re-use core content
• Invite input from colleagues
• Audio Publishing: share special lectures publicly

Guest Lecturers

Spice up your course with guest lecturers to add unique knowledge and interest.

• Guest access makes it easy for experts to join you anywhere
• No travel to coordinate
• Host special lectures outside normal class hours, which students attend via the internet

Cooperative Research

Pool knowledge and resources with institutions around the world for ground-breaking research.

• Easily collaborate and share information across distance and time zones – without travel
• Support faculty and students with specialized interests by networking

Group Learning Projects – Virtually

Make it easier for students to work together virtually. A single tool let’s them talk, video, share files, chat – under teacher or TA supervision. All they need is internet access.

• Collaborate via voice, video or chat anywhere
• Working students can catch up and contribute on their own schedule
• Easy for faculty to monitor and support

On-Demand Tutoring/Coaching

Create an online tutoring center that can be supported by multiple TAs and instructors.

• Students login to see who’s available
• Use chat requests to assign best resource
• Easily incorporate shared screens, online tools, shared files
• Group or private sessions with a click
• Students and teachers can be anywhere