Blended Synchronous Learning
As part of the Australian Office of Learning and Teaching Blended Synchronous Learning project Macquarie University has been investigating how to unite remote and face to face learners in the same live learning experience using the AvayaLiveEngage virtual world. To do this we have created a 'blended reality' learning environment, where students in the face to face classroom can see and hear remote students' avatars via a projection of the virtual world, and remote students can see and hear their face-to-face peers via a video stream into that virtual environment. In this way we can have remote students interact in the face-to-face classroom, and on-campus classes can take advantage of the affordances of virtual worlds.
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