An Interactive Virtual Classroom System for University Education
Promise Elechi
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Abstract
Knowledge transfer is an essential ingredient in the development of any country or society. Its effectiveness is determined by the actual assimilation of the subject matter or learning performance by the beneficiaries. This is a problem due to the large number of admissions into higher institutions in this part of the world. This project seeks to solve this problem by presenting an interactive virtual classroom for Electrical Engineering degree course; which will definitely be applicable to any degree with a little variation. The program was designed using computer programming languages and web technologies such PHP, MySQL, etc. The students' response to the work showed that over 50% agreed that the program was easy to use and efficient.
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