Concept information
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educational systems
educational resources
technology uses in education
computer uses in education
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alternative education
distance education
distance education technology
online learning platforms
Preferred term
virtual classrooms
Definition
- Virtual Classroom was the name of software developed at New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 1980s: a computer-mediated communication system enhanced to create an asynchronous teaching and learning environment on computer networks. It was designed to enhance and support collaborative learning activities among the members of a distributed class. [Source: Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning; Virtual Classroom]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/virtual_classrooms
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