What is a virtual classroom and how can this way be useful? What is a virtual classroom and how can this way be useful? What distinguishes e-Learning Web-based training? How does that actually work? What technical equipment do I need for this and what are the requirements for this technology? We want to answer some of the many questions again and again provided in connection with this exercise here, and illustrate their advantages and disadvantages. What is online training (Web-based training)? In a virtual room can watch participants, discuss and presentations (such as PowerPoint), where a coach runs the training or moderated. The geographic location of the respective participating is not important, anyone can participate in the training as long as he has the appropriate technology available (“online”). What is e-learning? E-learning in English to measure is local learning as a computer-based training (“offline”). Our e-learning program can alone, or in conjunction with online Training will be used. You develop a training plan with your coach, get an ID and login to our e-learning portal. There your trainer offers a variety of matching tasks available, that you develop and then on your trainer for the purpose of correction and pass on feedback.
What technology do I need? The technical requirements for successful Web-based training are easy. As access requirements a PC or notebook with network connection, sound card and headset is included in each participating. The higher the bandwidth of the Internet access, the better, we have but already successful connections over mobile networks reached. How can these opportunities help me? Web-based training and e-learning offer learning opportunities for participating where face-to-face presence training is not possible. If you travel as much or changing working hours have (layer service or similar) and training dates can not comply therefore regular face-to-face, these forms of training offer great flexibility. Another, frequently occurring situation is the desire to train a group of participants together (E.g.
from the same field of activity), whose members are located in different geographical locations. How does online (Web-based) training? The virtual space has tools and functions similar to a classical training or meeting room. Participants choose regardless of their physical location on the network in our Communications Server an and meet up online with other participants and their coach. While she using Voice over IP talk to each other, they work together on content, watch presentations or documents. With a webcam, the video function is available to guests, so participants can see each other. Advantages/disadvantages advantages of online (Web-based) training are all benefits of regular classroom training various staging points no training barrier can travel time and costs saved disadvantages are flexibility regardless of geography, the Online (Web-based) training the personal “together” is limited to gestures and facial expressions are possible, but not comparable to the stay in the same room by video. English measurement GmbH, Patricia Hinsen