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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms Gyrus Systems Gyrus Systems - Best Online Learning Management Systems About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. Online learning is even said to enhance information retention by 25% to 60%.

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Creating a Sense of Community in Virtual Classrooms

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About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. An effective strategy to utilize the potential of virtual learning is to create a strong sense of community within online classrooms — using the virtual environment as a means to reinforce community practices.

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond

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The Ultimate Guide to Virtual Classrooms: Benefits and Beyond GyrusAim LMS GyrusAim LMS - About 70% of students prefer online learning over traditional classroom methods. What Is Virtual Learning? Online learning is even said to enhance information retention by 25% to 60%.

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Lingoda, an on-demand online language school with live instructors and Zoom classrooms, raises $68M

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A startup out of Berlin that’s built and grown a successful online language learning platform based around live teachers and virtual classrooms is announcing some funding today to continue expanding its business. Updated with an additional investor and a slight change in funding amount due to conversion rates.

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Tired of ‘Zoom University’? So is edtech

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It signals a shift from startups playing in the supplemental education space and searching to win a spot in the largest chunk of a students day: the classroom. Upon joining the platform, each student is placed at a virtual table with another small group of students. “The So it might as well run it through our platform.”.

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Engageli comes out of stealth with $14.5M and a new approach to teaching by video remotely

TechCrunch

But they’re not apps necessarily designed for classrooms, and that fact has opened a gap in the market for those looking to build something more fit to the purpose. But perhaps Engageli’s most unique feature is how it views the virtual classroom. million in seed funding from Benchmark and others.

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How can an LMS Help an Organization?

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Earlier this week I was asked by an acquaintance what I did for a living, and the conversation naturally transitioned to what a Learning Management System (LMS) was and how it could help his company. The last several articles here at Gyrus.com have focused on specific LMS features, this one will review general benefits.