Like the telephone, the Internet allows people to communicate with each other from any place in the world at the same time. The major difference is that the Internet makes it easy to meet and communicate in groups as well as individually. Instructors create a Virtual Classroom in which the class meets as one group. Instructors create multiple Virtual Classrooms in which students can interact in small groups. Instructors hold Virtual Office Hours in which students can meet with them individually at designated times.
Students can meet to work collaboratively on course materials and projects.
Our faculty have developed a set of protocols and tips that make IRC one of the most powerful teaching tools in their Web Tool Box. They use the same interactive format. Good luck with integrating your webpages into your Paralegal Classrooms, and Curriculum.