siliconindia | | December 202019phones. Technology has evolved education to such an extent that it has affected education models and teaching techniques.Virtual education makes students flexible, adaptive and creative. Stu-dent learning is more self-directed and collaborative, and teachers take note of individual strengths of each child. The virtual classroom model removes all geographical barriers, they are quicker to organise, and ses-sions can be recorded for future ref-erence. Also, virtual schools make available a world of new courses ­ from obscure electives to advanced placement classes that challenge stu-dents intellectually and open up new doors educationally.For teachers in training, this can be a great and valuable experience, as classroom management is one of the most difficult aspects of teaching, and many teacher prep programs ig-nore this key skill. Using the virtual classroom allows teachers to practice addressing difficult situations for the upcoming future tasks. Practicing with the virtual class-room trainer can build a future teacher's confidence. Once they've mastered the virtual classroom, step-ping into a real classroom with real students may be less unapproachable, but the virtual classroom gives future teachers a chance to practice in de-livering lessons to an audience which will look similar when they face a classroom full of kids. Another benefit to the virtual classroom is the ability for teachers to get instant feedback, whereas teach-ing in classrooms, students can't tell you exactly where you went wrong in teaching them. But as we all know, technology also has its fair share of disadvantages, and even virtual class-rooms have a few to name. These classrooms take away the charm of learning by doing; they miss-out on the real experiences. Also, keeping a check on the students becomes a challenge. The rise in cyber crimes further adds-up to the challenge of security. Online classes that happen in real time are also highly interactive and help in engaging students for e-learn-ing as well. Students may have the ability to ask questions and have them answered by the virtual teacher right away. Students from varying cultures and geographic areas have the ability to talk to one another, brainstorm and troubleshoot solutions & ideals.The virtual classroom is a class-room without limitations, and it's a challenging tool for today's students as they expand their minds and op-portunities and open-up doors which have been closed while studying in classrooms. All in all, I feel that vir-tual classrooms can be a great support system to the traditional schools when used judiciously. Pallavi UpadhyayaVirtual education makes students flexible, adaptive and creative, wherein student learning is more self-directed & collaborative, and teachers take note of individual strengths of each child
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