I am sure you have heard about Adobe System before and have one of the software in your computer, right? Adobe System has a long list of software and one of them is Adobe Connect. Adobe Connect is a web conferencing software that is used to share information and presentation through online meetings or online seminars (webinars). This software is usually used by government and corporations as a solution to have a secured online events and collaborations. The best part is, it can also be used for learning purpose as you can carry out online classes with your students at anytime from everywhere! Adobe Connect enable the teaching and learning process to take place like the real life classroom because students can response through screen sharing. Other than that, audio and video conferencing can also be carried out via Adobe Connect and it can be recorded.
Adobe Connect in ELT:
Advantages:
1) Adobe Connect enable teaching and learning process to take place from any distance, at anytime. This would be a great tool if the you want to have extra or replacement classes with you students while you are away.
2) Adobe Connect includes notes, chat, and whiteboard that allows students to respond to the lesson that you are teaching. Screen sharing feature also helps you to display the lesson clearly.
3) Sharing information could also be done through Adobe Connect because it enables you to share files and documents such as worksheets and etc with your students.
4) Apart from all of the above, you could also have audio or video conferencing in your online classroom. This is a useful feature that offered by Adobe Connect that is perfect for the learners with multiple intelligence. For example, idea sharing through audio or video presentation could be used for students who unable to express themselves via writing (chat or whiteboard).
Disadvantages:
1) This useful learning tool is that, it is not free and you have to buy it. However, in my opinion it is totally worth it to buy because online learning experience would be more interesting and exiting with Adobe Connect.
2) Idea sharing through whiteboard as well as audio response could only be done by one student at a time.
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