The management and coordination of classroom teaching continues to be a challenge, particularly as enrollment trends suggest that class sizes are growing. In the past, many faculty have divided their large classes into smaller groups to incorporate experiential exercises. In this article, we discuss the challenges of managing an experiential exercise featuring a large number of teams in a virtual setting. These challenges include (a) coordinating class communication with a large number of teams, (b) managing teams and facilitating team communication and trust, (c) managing virtual team performance and instructor feedback throughout the experiential exercise, and (d) managing and evaluating student engagement. We also provide practical suggestions for management educators on how to address each challenge based on insight gleaned from our years of experience using virtual teams in large classes. Finally, we highlight avenues for future research in the area of virtual teams and large class size teaching.

课堂教学的管理和协调仍然是一个挑战，特别是随着入学趋势表明班级规模的增长。过去，许多教师将他们的大班分成较小的小组，以进行体验式练习。在本文中，我们讨论了在虚拟环境中管理由众多团队组成的体验式练习所面临的挑战。这些挑战包括（a）与大量团队协调课堂沟通，（b）管理团队并促进团队沟通和信任，（c）在整个体验练习中管理虚拟团队的绩效和教师反馈，以及（d）管理和评估学生参与度。我们还根据从我们多年使用大型班级虚拟团队的经验中收集到的见解，为管理教育工作者提供了实用的建议，以帮助他们应对各种挑战。最后，我们重点介绍了虚拟团队和大班教学领域中未来研究的途径。