Week 3


 

 

      The Value of Synchronous  Learning Environments by  

                SYNCH AND SWIM_baw11.odp                              

     Michael made a very good case for synchronous online classes and communication, talking to us on

     Yahoo Messenger.  Always within the context of blended learning, it was pointed out that synchronous

     communication encourages more immediate involvement  in the learning process, makes the social aspect

     of learning more satisfactory and enhances the sense of community among learners. If used appropriately, 

     synchronous environments can offer a wide range of motivating activities, often in a more convenient,

     practical manner than a face-to-face class. Despite the technological requirements synchronous learning

     requires - in terms of skills and equipment - using such environments can be both rewarding and effective;

     at least, that's been my own experience with synchronous online teaching so far :-)

 

 

                    A window opens and you have a Messenger List. Choose who you'd like to invite and add to the box on the right. Finally, click on Invite.

                   where in your local disk you want to have it saved, from the Save in menu.

                    I choose one of my contacts from the left-hand column. Before I click on Call, I click on Add People, which is next to

                    the Call / Video Call button. A window opens and I click on a contact in the left-hand box, click on Select at the bottom

                   and the contact appears in the right-hand box. I repeat the process with all the contacts I want to add. If I want to remove

                   a contact from the right-hand box, I just select the contact and click on Remove. When I'm done, I click on Add on the bottom

                   right. The window disappears and I can click on Call Group.