State of the art Methods for Constructing High Quality Telecommunication Supported Digital Classrooms

State of the art visual communication and collaboration services offer distance-learning environments where several geographically separated end-user groups obtain a taste of presence through virtual mobility. The communication technology it self offers real time learning experiences although teachers and students work and collaborate together without being physically at the same geographical location. Such distance learning environments use a blend of technologies mixing for instance face-to-face training, virtual learning through LMS, video streaming and inclusion of state of the art videoconferencing solutions. This article discusses important features, including pedagogical and technical principles, for how to design digital classrooms that are adapted for video communication. Such rooms offer teachers and tutors dedicated facilities for effective use of videoconferencing as a convenient synchronous communication channel towards remote groups of distributed students