Blended Learning

Why would I use a virtual classroom?
‣ ¾ Because I want to present a lecture or keep a designated tutorial time when away from campus.
‣ ¾ To facilitate off-campus students in building a sense of community through live interaction using audio
and video.
‣ ¾ So that I can ‘bring in’ external guest speakers or industry professionals from the national or
international arena without requiring them to travel to campus.
‣ ¾ Because I have a mixed cohort of on- and off-campus students but I want to allow opportunities for all
students to interact as a whole group.
‣ ¾ For recording and archiving a class session, for example a student presentation or a guest speaker.
‣ ¾ To allow off-campus students the opportunity to present their work to the rest of the group in a live
setting. This can also be utilised for assessment purposes.
‣ ¾ To allow small groups of students to meet online.
‣ ¾ To facilitate student and supervisor communication and mentoring in RHD and work experience
programs.
Section 2.2
Designing and developing
For access to a range of Wimba guides for staff and students, visit the:
Ü Blended Learning Support site > Using Learning@Griffith > Communication and
collaboration tools > Wimba tools
Wimba.com user guides are available at:
http://www.wimba.com/services/support/documentation
Webcasts
A webcast is media (audio and video) broadcast over the internet. The idea is that users subscribe to webcasts
and can access them using a computer and mobile digital devices, such as iPods or media players or smart
phones. A good example of the use of webcasts is how radio and television stations often make their programs
available as either podcasts (audio) or vodcasts (video).
Here are some examples of how teaching staff might use webcasts:
‣ ¾ To provide students with an easily accessible recording of lectures or other class presentations
(including student presentations);
‣ ¾ Record interviews with experts or other professionals for students to use;
‣ ¾ To provide existing audio or video content but in a readily accessible format.
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