VIRTUAL CLASSROOM – PROSPECTS FOR THE HUMANITIES
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM – PROSPECTS FOR THE HUMANITIES

Summary/Abstract: Online and distant forms of education have been reshaping traditional modes of higher education. Technologies are developing rapidly and provoke education to transform and rethink the possibilities of learning from every location. One of the software solutions, designed for classroom use, is the virtual classroom. As its name suggests, it is a virtual learning ‘space’ that aims at providing all the components of a traditional learning environment. The following article briefly explains the innovative functions of a virtual classroom and gives an example of its usage in one particular case study in order to present the advantages and disadvantages of the software for the field of the humanities and speculate on its possible implementation in university courses. The synchronous education aspect of a virtual classroom is emphasized as well as other functions that can be actively used both by students and a tutor in university taught courses. The fact that a virtual classroom can be implemented in LMS (learning management system) such as Moodle or Schoology provides a good perspective for distant and online forms of education. The example of a virtual session designed as a ‘lecture’ is only one of the many possibilities a tutor can engage students’ attention and focus on the practical aspect of a degree in the field of the humanities.

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