by Ron Barrett
Wimba’s Classroom 5.2
Supporting the mobile workforce brings with it a new challenge. You need to ask yourself how you can train that workforce and otherwise support collaborate among them. That leads to another question, how can you do all that with a minimal amount of configuration and complete platform independence? Wimba Classroom is a “virtual classroom” that features all the collaborative tools necessary to train your staff anywhere, anytime on any platform. Wimba seeks to make distance learning seem no different than being in the physical classroom. The tool comes with multiple rooms and supports a massive amount of different content including PowerPoint, HTML, Flash, movie clips, images, etc. Participants in a Wimba Classroom start off with a general session and can then create breakout rooms for specialized topics. Instructors can create downloadable MP3 files and conduct polls and perform analytics to make sure they are presenting the best possible information. If you need to create a full classroom and training environment to work across any major platform then you need to check out Wimba Classroom.