Whitepaper - Virtual Classroom Tool Design Basics: A Virtual Engagement Primer

August 19, 2014

In this white paper you'll find high-level summaries of virtual classroom tools, including chat, breakout rooms, whiteboards, application sharing, synchronized web browsing, and survey and feedback tools.Why do you need to know about these tools? Because the virtual classroom is NOT the same as the traditional classroom, and you need to be able to adapt your engagement techniques in order to create meaningful, learner-centered programs.

Spotlight

Advance HE

We are Advance HE, and we are dedicated to helping higher education shape its future. Providing insight so you can use the foresight. Creating the support so that you can succeed. Hosting the networks, so you can share best practice. Accrediting achievement so you can be recognised.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
news image

Changing Demographics: How Educators Expect Populations to Shift

whitePaper | January 31, 2023

The pandemic has had a dramatic effect on student enrollment. Based on a survey of K-12 and postsecondary administrators, this whitepaper focuses on experiences and predictions regarding demographic shifts.

Read More
news image

Leadership and Learning

whitePaper | June 17, 2022

Leadership is often seen as the answer to all sorts of problems. “We are in a crisis because of . . . (insert your favourite problem, such as economy, slow markets, reduced budgets, poor products, competition, low morale and so on), and we need leadership. It is the only way out of this mess”.

Read More
news image

Remote Learning With Minecraft: Education Edition

whitePaper | March 10, 2020

We have compiled this set of resources to support remote learning using Minecraft: Education Edition, including a guide to getting started with Minecraft, STEM curriculum and project-based learning activities so educators can use the platform to deliver assignments and keep students engaged, even if they can’t play and learn together in the same room. Minecraft: Education Edition is a game-based learning platform that builds STEM skills, unleashes creativity and engages students in collaboration and problem-solving.

Read More
news image

Envisioning How Data-Informed Colleges and Universities Will Redefine the Student Experience

whitePaper | February 27, 2023

The Anthology Education and Research Center has engaged with four leading higher education data practitioners who work daily to support their institutions and their students. They represent different roles and work in a varied set of institutional types. Their extensive experience provides them with unique perspectives on how data can be used across the many dimensions of a modern university.

Read More
news image

How Schools Use ZoomTM to Proctor Assessments

whitePaper | August 3, 2020

There’s no getting around the fact that administering assessments during distance learning is tough. However, if you have decided that your district will administer athome assessments in fall 2020, we urge district leaders, building administrators, teachers, and families to work in partnership to create a detailed assessment plan. Your approach to proctoring and administering an online assessment, such as the i-Ready Diagnostic, will be central to this plan.

Read More
news image

Chromebook best practices

whitePaper | August 19, 2022

Chromebooks have grown exponentially popular in K-12 schools, and for good reason: they're easy to manage; they're inexpensive to buy and maintain; they boot up quickly, so students aren't losing valuable instructional time; and they give students and teachers easy access to a rich array of learning tools.

Read More

Spotlight

Advance HE

We are Advance HE, and we are dedicated to helping higher education shape its future. Providing insight so you can use the foresight. Creating the support so that you can succeed. Hosting the networks, so you can share best practice. Accrediting achievement so you can be recognised.

Events