The Virtual Study Room by Wimba in Blackboard is a real-time virtual classroom environment designed for distance education and collaboration. It supports audio, application sharing, content display, and whiteboarding. Students can now use this classroom environment to hold groups meetings, discussion sessions, conduct peer-based tutoring, idea sharing, and brainstorming sessions or bring in remote lecturers and experts to help to reinforce teamwork and foster the communicating and collaborating.

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