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MUOnLine Virtual Classroom

Marshall University is excited to announce real-time classroom interaction from any location with broadband Internet access.

Is your computer ready for Virtual Classroom?

This is a live, virtual classroom environment with robust features that include audio, video, application sharing and content display.

Unlike MUOnLine E-courses, students are required to attend virtual classes at the time specified in the schedule of courses. Virtual classes have a Building code listed as VCLASS.

Faculty can install virtual classes by logging into MUOnLine, clicking on Add Content Link, and then Live Classroom.

• Demo: how to add Virtual Classroom


• Demo: how to change the Virtual Classroom icon

Students can access virtual classes by clicking on the Virtual Classroom icon.

Its pedagogical design and ease-of-use ensures that educators and students engage as if they were meeting face-to-face.

Advanced features such as polling, whiteboard, presenter on-the-fly, resizable chat areas and participant lists, usage analytics tools, and MP3 downloads enable further dynamic interaction between students and instructors.

Features include:

• Discussion & Interaction Via Text and Audio
• Break-Out Rooms
• Emoticons
• Public and Private Chat
• Follow-The-Speaker Video
• Multi-way Video and Audio (Voice over IP)
• Presenter On-The-Fly
• Polls, Quizzes & Surveys
• Integration with MUOnline

Instruction & Reinforcement

• Robust Electronic Whiteboard
• Application Sharing
• Flexible Content Area

Classroom Management

• Guest Speaker Access
• Content Upload and Storage
• Auto-populated Class Roster
• Full-Featured Classroom Archiving

Convenient & Easy-to-Use

• Telephone Access
• MP3 Downloads
• Technology Appropriate for Online Education
• Accessible to the Visually and Hearing Impaired
• Seamless Integration with MUOnline
• Robust, 24 x 7 Technical Support

Learn more about what Classroom can do for you.

Computer Setup

• Start the Classroom Setup Wizard to make sure your computer is ready.


• Check your Internet connection speed with SpeedTest.

Recommendations

The following configurations are recommended for an optimal experience with Virtual Classroom.

• Intel Core Solo or better (or AMD equivalent)
• Windows XP SP3 or later with 1GB RAM and 20GB available disk space
  OR Windows Vista SP1 or later with 2GB RAM and 20GB available disk space
  OR Apple Macintosh Mac OS X 10.4 or later with 2GB RAM and 20GB available disk space *
• Internet Explorer 7 or above **
  OR Firefox 3 or above
  OR Apple Safari 3 or above
• All browsers must unblock popups for MUOnline sites and have Java and Java Script enabled
• Java Version 6 update 12 or later
• Audio microphone and headphones OR Audio headset with integrated headphones and microphone
• XGA 1,024x768 or WXGA 1,280x800 minimum display resolution
• Internet Broadband ISP connection via DSL, cable modem, or other service with a minimum of 0.5Mb (512kb) download and 0.25Mb (256kb) upload speed and less than 250ms latency

Minimum Requirements

Virtual Classroom may function under these minimum requirements, but you may experience issues. See MUOnline Hardware/Software requirements for more information.

* Mac OS X 10.3 is not supported for Wimba Classroom 5.1.1+

** IE for Mac not supported

Visit the Virtual Classroom Requirements page for more information.

More information for Students

Revised 3-13-09