He or she decides who has the floor, when to give the floor to a learner, and when to take back the floor. Learners can raise and lower their hands to be recognized by the instructor and address the entire class, just as in a traditional classroom. Open Discussion Floor Control is similar to a roundtable discussion. During an open discussion class the instructor has no additional authority, and any learner can take control of the floor at any time. The open discussion floor control policy allows small groups to collaborate in highly dynamic class.
Open discussion gives learners maximum freedom while maintaining order through floor control.
The shared pointer will point anywhere on the screen and always remain on top. This allows the floor holder to indicate to the class particular sections of the content or tool palette. Assistant Instructor Many LearnLinc customers have requested that an assistant be able to log on to class to help the instructor with class interaction. While the instructor is launching and leading the class content, one or more assistant instructors can be monitoring text chat, hand raising, and feedback. The assistant instructor may alert the instructor to student responses or reply using private text chat to individual students while the main class is continuing.