Organising a virtual classroom

2020-21 was a challenging time especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators had to re-invent their teaching methods to incorporate virtual classrooms / remote learning. How did you cope during that time? What applications did you use to create an online classroom? In this section, we will have a quick look at setting up a virtual classroom. A space online where you can organize learning resources and setup student activities, specifically Google Classroom and Moodle Cloud: both of these applications are online learning management systems (LMS) that enable you to:

• Create online classrooms
• Distribute course work which can either be done individually or in groups
• Set assignments and quizzes
• Provide online grading results
• And more!

Watch the introductory video and then continue with the 'Getting started with Google Classroom' videos.

The tutorial video below is approximately 25 minutes long but it does provide you with a step-by-step tutorial on how to get started with Google Classroom.

Watch the introductory video below to find out more about Moodle.

Although the video tutorial below is approximately 42 minutes long, if you have the time and interest it is well worth watching on how MoodleCloud can be incorporated into your teaching methods during these times.