Appendix B. Synchronous Features Table

SYNCHRONOUS FEATURE: AUDIO

One-way or two-way audio is available in most synchronous packages. Audio can be delivered via the Internet (VOIP) or by a phone bridge (audioconferencing). When VOIP is used, sending audio is often initiated by pressing the <Crtl> key on your keyboard.

Some organizations opt not to utilize the VOIP. For various reasons, they find audioconferencing to be a better choice for their organizations.

USES

  • The trainer's voice is perhaps the most important content delivery method available in a synchronous classroom.

  • Use the audio as you would in a traditional classroom—lectures, group discussions, and Q&A sessions are all effective in a synchronous classroom once the facilitation techniques ...

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