Remote desktop solutions used in e-Learning scenarios

As e-Learning becomes more predominant in fulfilling the educational needs of today's population, and traditional learning takes a sometimes slow but ultimately unstoppable turn for the blended “flavor”, it is often easy to forget the merits of synchronous teaching. In particular, showing live actions on the teacher's desktop to a remote student has great instructional value that must not be overlooked. Similarly, a student can demonstrate skills that would otherwise need a physical presence in a classroom, rather than a virtual one. Remote desktop can accomplish all of this and more. This paper aims to present some of the tools available and a few specific scenarios where they are most effectively used.