Online Classroom Definition

Online Classroom GS, USDA

Tamara J G Barbosa, PhD Manager GS Connect Online Design & Produ ction Distance Education Graduate School, USDA

Classroom Training Classes

• Nationwide delivery system • Daytime • Evening

Courses

• Open Enrollment • Onsite • Customized

Stats

• 100,000+ a year • 1,000 courses • 700+ instructors

Changing training environment Human Capital Issues Crises

Limited training $$$ for traditional classroom

Need for just in time learning Flexible to enable them to move at their own pace

Short enough

Varying levels of content

to allow them to complete within a period where they could be excused from their office duties

only what you need most

Targeted to acquire new knowledge, skills or abilities are obtained by completing the course

GS, USDA Distance Education

GSC Online Classroom Live Recorded/On-demand Independent Study

GSC Live Online Classroom Rich-Media—Video streaming, simulations, animations 2. Raise your Hand—Polling 3. Instant Discussion Chat 4. Broadcasting and Archive 1.

Rich-media Content  PowerPoint

presentations  Video streaming  Flash & Animations  Simulations

Raise Your Hand—Polling Participants “raise their hand” by answering polls during the live class.

Instant Discussion/Chat Text chat-based is used to communicate with the live instructor‌

Broadcasting & Archives  GS Connect provides internet audio (VoIP)  All live classes are archived so that participants can re-

“view” the class at anytime.  Participants can search the class index to navigate to the most relevant content quickly.  Participants can stop the “playback” of the class to complete any simulation exercise (redoing an exercise is not dependent on the “instructional time” of the class)

GSC Live Classroom

GSC Live Classroom

GSC Recorded/Independent Study

GSC Recorded/Independent Study

Instructor Support

For more information: Contact

Dr.Tamara J.G. Barbosa Tamara_Barbosa@grad.usda.gov