Introduction to Virtual Learning Platforms & Online Tools
Discover Zoom's unique features and compare it to other platforms in this 2.5-hour course, where you'll learn to enhance online learning through polls, breakout rooms, screen sharing, and more.
Course description
The purpose of this 2.5-hour (including break) course is to familiarize participants with Zoom as an online learning platform. We will discuss the differences between Zoom and other web-based platform such as WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams. We will present different Zoom features that allow for a more interactive online learning process. At the end of this course, participants would have learned features such as Polls, sharing files and live URL links via the Chat Box; renaming themselves and others, use of interactive features like Breakout Rooms, and screen sharing. This class also teaches how to manage the control bar as a participant and as a host, how to designate co-hosts when needed, and how to use audio/video features to enhance the learning experience.