Digital Literacy – The virtual classroom

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BBC Learning English


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Good times.
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Oh hi,
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I'm just taking a walk
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down memory lane
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and looking at some old photos
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of my student days.
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Things have changed
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a lot for students.
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When I was at university,
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we had to go to lecture theatres
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and attend seminars
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with our tutors in their offices.
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Now, all of that
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still goes on,
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but lots of academic institutions
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now allow students to
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study online
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without having to go to a lecture.
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That's really useful
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for distance learners,
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and that's what we are going to
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talk about today:
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learning in a virtual classroom.
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So what do
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I mean by a virtual classroom?
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Well that is when
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distance learning students
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and tutors 'meet'
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online at a specific time
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to have a live lesson.
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This is often known
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as a 'webinar'.
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And it means you have a lesson
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live in real time,
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but all the people attending
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are in different places.
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So, why is this such
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a great innovation?
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Well, just think about it.
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A webinar has all the benefits
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of a physical class,
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but you can attend and participate
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from the comfort
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of your own home, or place of work.
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You see and hear
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the teacher and
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can ask questions,
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but you don't need
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to be physically there.
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This kind of flexibility
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means that lots of people
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who are too busy,
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or live too far away
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from a college, can study
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the same as students
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who physically attend their academic institutions.
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So how does this work?
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Well, to attend a webinar
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you obviously have to have
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access to a computer,
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smartphone or tablet
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that is connected to the internet.
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You probably need a good internet
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connection because the webinar
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is streaming video and audio
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to your computer.
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'Streaming'
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means 'receiving and playing media
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from the internet to your device
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in real time', like
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you do on video sites
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like YouTube and Vimeo.
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It's different from
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downloading because you
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don't get to keep the video
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after watching it.
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So, to join the webinar
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you will need to login
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to your academic institution's website using
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your password.
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Once you are logged in,
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you will join the webinar
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at the scheduled date
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and time.
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Don't forget to plug in
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your headphones or turn up the volume
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so you can hear what
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is going on.
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Now we know how
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you can see and hear the lesson,
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but what about asking questions?
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Usually, there is a chat
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or messaging facility
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that allows you to
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type in questions for the teacher.
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You just write your comment
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and send it.
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Alternatively, sometimes you may
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be able to ask questions by speaking.
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For this you will need
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to use a microphone attached to or
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built into your device.
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It's a bit like using
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digital communication tools like Skype or WhatsApp.
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In fact, sometimes,
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webinars can take place
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using these popular platforms
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that many people already use to
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keep in touch with friends and family.
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So that's your introduction
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to webinars for learning online.
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Hope you enjoyed it and see you next time!
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Bye bye!
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