Friday, June 19
8:30am - 8:50am
Virtual Classrooms
In this session we will look into the latest developments in communication tools and underlying technologies. The focus will be on the evolution of learning both within and outside of the Learning Management System Environment. Special attention will be given to the latest version of the Adobe Connect virtual classroom tool and see some examples of how it is being integrated into Moodle, Blackboard, and others. We will propose answers to the following: What are the advantages of these systems over the basic communication tools that are already found in the LMS environment? What are the best practices for implementing Virtual Classrooms? What solutions are available now and how can their benefits be optimized? What are some of the most promising technologies on the horizon?
John Schuman
Education Solutions Architect, Adobe Systems
John Schuman currently holds the title of Senior Worldwide Evangelist for Adobe Systems Inc. John has almost twenty years of experience in the field of digital imaging with over ten of those years focused primarily on web design and graphic technology. John joined Macromedia in 1998 following several years of digital imaging production experience in the San Francisco Bay Area and subsequently served as regional Solutions Engineer for Macromedia in Singapore from 1999 to 2001 where he spoke to thousands of Web professionals across the Asia/Pacific region at seminars and industry events. Upon returning to the U.S. in 2001, he took the role of Senior Education Solutions Engineer, focusing primarily on Higher Education in the North American region. John currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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