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Re: E-Teachers Conference on Virtual Classrooms

girlinmelbournestore — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:42:56 -0000

Because of the evolution of computers and internet, virtual classrooms are realistic. Education's direction is going this way. There will come a time that the number of students going to schools will be of less number.

Re: E-Teachers Conference on Virtual Classrooms

KirstenWinkler — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:18:25 -0000

Looking forward to having you on the panel at the ETCon 02 on August 27!

That's a good idea, discussing the same topic one ear from now. Maybe we should make a list, seal it and then open it at the ETCon to compare what happened and what not. :)

Re: E-Teachers Conference on Virtual Classrooms

italki — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:04:11 -0000

Hi Kirsten (sorry about the late feedback),
I thought the conference was great and there were really a lot of important and interesting ideas that were put forward. There were a few technical difficulties, but overall I got the sense that the classrooms had actually improved significantly even since the last time I tested them (maybe 6-9 months ago). We're very interested in virtual classrooms. I think we are in a strange period where P2P VoIP solutions like Skype are starting to intersect with more specialized solutions. The field is still evolving -- I've heard some classrooms can cost roughly $1000 USD / user / year. In that respect, virtual classrooms might be considered part of virtual schools -- with virtual building rent. It will be fascinating to have the same conference one year from now, and see how the entire landscape has changed.

Re: E-Teachers Conference on Virtual Classrooms

KirstenWinkler — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:17:01 -0000

Thank you Kevin for your review of the ETCon. Although we had some difficulties during the event it was a very interesting evening with an important discussion about the future of our industry.

I am looking forward to have you, Kevin, on the panel at the next ETCon. Thank you for your support and thoughts on the topic.

Kirsten