How Web Conferencing Provides Educational Opportunities
John Simpson
Many colleges have been expanding their curriculums over the last decade to include online classes and web conferences have played a significant role.
A feature that only requires an Internet connection to access, a web conference allows instructors to interact with their students by lecture, discussion or question and answer. Whiteboards can be employed through web conferencing, as can slideshows, allowing the instructor to demonstrate examples or share graphics that illustrate their point.
While many online classes also utilize web pages, message boards and emails, the web conference allows for a lecture period and if a student is 'absent,' they can replay the lesson.
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