According to Alejandro Eluchans of Web Services, setting up a classroom is amazingly simple. Virtual classrooms have four main features. First, they offer a password protected environment where only registered students get access to the information, and only faculty given specific permission can edit the pages. Second, faculty can edit files and create links without spending hours learning html language. In the future, Eluchans hopes students will also have the ability to upload images.
Professors can create topics to which students can respond.
Jahn has witnessed teams of students using the classroom for their research projects. She said having University support is important because classrooms need to address UMass Boston students' needs. It's never meant to take away the classroom. Eluchans organizes virtual classroom presentations each semester, and is willing to make special appointments for groups of six to 15 professors.