"TEACHING TABLES:" Bringing the Professional Business World into Your Classroom with Virtual Meeting Technology (VMT)

Abstract

Often inviting full-time, busy scheduled leading industry professionals to a weekday class is very challenging. Todayââ¬â¢s students have spent their entire lives surrounded by and using computers and all the other electronic gadgets and expect these technologies to be used as part of their education. Virtual meeting technology (VMT) can be not only a solution to the listed challenge but also a tool to bring professional business leaders to students in their comfort zone. Virtual meeting technology (web-based) can be adopted for a guest speakerââ¬â¢s presentation and industry professionalsââ¬â¢ question and answer session related to course projects In addition, VMT allows to integrate industry training program and certificate program into course design often at no cost of technology infrastructure upgrade. This presentation will share how to utilize leading virtual meeting technology applications to connect business world professionals and events to our students in their seat in a classroom.