In a virtual class, or online class, professors typically give students assignments to complete each week. For example, week 1 coursework for the class will become available on the site on a Monday.

The synchronous virtual classroom had no choice but to be used during the pandemic. Schooling had to be continued while avoiding the transmission of the virus. A transformation that was not easy given ...

What is Virtual Academy? The Santa Ana Virtual Academy is a fully online school that offers daily live teaching over Zoom, collaborative learning and personalized instruction. The school serves ...

The instructional techniques teachers normally use won't work in classes with 50, 60, or 70 students, educators say.

In virtual learning, this behavior might be even more common. Social media and web surfing may hurt students' performance, as multiple studies show.

But as Dallas held off its announcement, other districts had to move forward with their plans. Frisco, Richardson and Garland, for example, have already begun the school year with virtual classes.

Changing minds Even districts that were initially opposed to virtual learning are reconsidering. Prior to the school year, Highland Park ISD’s pandemic response committee discounted online classes.

Adlai E. Stevenson High School Principal Troy Gobble encouraged the more than 750 viewers of the class of 2020 virtual graduation ceremony to celebrate the milestone in their own special way. &#822… ...

Communications professor Jeremy Bailenson and first-year communications Ph.D. student Cyan DeVeaux have reimagined what education can look like using virtual reality.