Setting up multiple cameras with AI tracking, re-outfitting your conference rooms for Zoom or Google Meet, and purchasing new video conferencing and telecommunications technology is costly. Here are some tips for low-cost methods to refit your class from fully in-person or fully remote to hybrid.
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Summary: Setting up multiple cameras with AI tracking, re-outfitting your conference rooms for Zoom or Google Meet, and purchasing new video conferencing and telecommunications technology is costly. Here are some tips for low-cost methods to refit your class from fully in-person or fully remote to hybrid.
Tips For Setting Up Low-Cost Hybrid Classes
Despite the derrière being referenced in the title, this article does not contain diet and exercise tips. If you have taught or attended a hybrid class, you have probably noticed that the instructor invariably ends up with their back, and backside, facing one group of learners at any given time. Add to this issues such as it being faster to call on students who are in-person, hot mics from the remote students causing echoing and feedback, and too few cameras to capture the in-person classroom and whiteboard clearly, and—well, we have some trainers that are reluctant to teach using the hybrid model.
To be fair, planning time for an in-person class takes the least amount of time compared with remote instructor-led courses (R-ILC), and hybrid classes take more planning time than in-person and R-ILC. While we may review our lesson notes for in-person classes, trainers may find themselves conducting a sound check and quick run-through of the PowerPoint before an R-ILC. A hybrid run-through, meanwhile, may involve the trainer, webinar admin, and any chat moderator(s).
At the 2022 Zoomtopia conference there have been many sessions devoted to hybrid events, best practices, and different Zoom features to use when presenting a hybrid class, meeting, or event. The different Zoom features and hardware, while interesting, are an extra cost that some of us just don’t have room for in our training tech budget. Regardless of the webinar or video conferencing platform you use, here are some tips for developing and delivering a successful hybrid class on a budget.
Tips For Developing And Delivering A Successful Hybrid Class On A BudgetPlan to deliver your training via PowerPoint, or another presentation, and to either annotate directly on the presentation or utilize the webinar platform’s whiteboard. If you must use the whiteboard in the in-person classroom, or conference room, be prepared to have a second camera dedicated to the room’s whiteboard.
Have all the in-person learners log in to the webinar platform, so that everyone is in the online classroom. This will ensure that when their video camera is turned on all the learners can see one another, otherwise, the remote learners will be seen clearly, and the in-person learners will be blurry images as the main camera captures the whole room. In-person learners do not need to turn on their audio.
Be mindful to call on remote learners. Modify the old teacher training, that reminded student teachers to not forget to call on female students and those in the back of the room, to calling on remote learners. Some remote learners may have issues with their microphones, so be prepared to have them enter their comments in the chat, and read off their comments to the entire class.
If you set up breakout rooms, try to place in-person learners into different rooms with remote learners, so the in-person learners are not all in the same breakout room. Be mindful that the in-person learners may have to find a quiet spot to talk without being heard by the other in-person learners, in a separate breakout room, next to them.
If you need a chat moderator or other assistance, consider asking one remote learner and one in-person learner to assist. If you have the planning time, select learners whose computer tech skills would benefit from acting as assistants. Otherwise, select assistants with good computer literacy. Make sure this assistance does not come at the expense of their learning.
Build movement with emojis. The remote aspect of R-ILC teaching requires that we build in movement in an otherwise stagnant, lecture-heavy teaching format. Use emojis, hand raising, and thumbs up and down to ask for feedback and opinion and to build in movement and study activity.
Be open and honest about any tech issues you may be having that limits webinar functionality.
Conclusion
For all the extra considerations and time planning a hybrid class takes, we must remember that they are both a tool and a solution. Webinar platforms are a tool helping us connect even when we are spread out by geography or circumstance. Webinar platforms are also a solution helping us reach one another across previously siloed modalities, which helps improve equity and accessibility for learner and trainer alike.
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July 17, 2021
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Summary: One of the most significant benefits of technology is digital learning. Nowadays, education is leaning toward eLearning, which has become a popular trend in many colleges and universities.
What Is Hybrid Learning?
Some students are unwilling to let go of the traditional way of learning. For this reason, many schools are willing to adopt the hybrid learning method, which combines face-to-face learning with online resources. This blended learning method meets the needs of virtually all students and has stayed relevant in education. In this article, you will learn about the hybrid method of learning and how it can help education.
Hybrid learning combines conventional classroom experiences, experimental and observational learning objectives, and online courses to deliver the best teaching method. In short, hybrid knowledge allows students to take classes both online and in person.
In hybrid learning, students have the opportunity to choose what style suits them the most. They have the option to select either online or classroom lectures. Although this method is similar to the blended approach of learning, they are not the same. Here is the difference: Hybrid learning tools include video conferencing, learning management systems (LMSs), online exercises, online discussion forums, pre-recorded video instruction, and others.
Difference Between Hybrid Learning And Blended Learning
Like I have said, hybrid learning is not the same as blended learning, but they are similar. Many people still use both terms interchangeably. But, here is the difference between the two:
Hybrid learning is an educational approach where students choose between participating online or in person. It is an approach that favors individuals living in remote areas or overseas. A good example is when a lecture is broadcasted live for students to attend online. In this case, there are students in the classroom and also students online.
Blended learning, on the other hand, combines in-person education and online resources. Some activities are done in the classroom and some are done online. However, the main similarity is that both mix online and face-to-face learning.
Tips For Effective Hybrid Learning Success
1. Emphasize Positive Relationships Between Students And Teachers
For students to build a meaningful relationship with instructors there must be positive energy. Many students may choose online lectures solely because they are not interested in face-to-face learning with a lecturer.
2. Frequent Communication Will Spark Student Engagement
A course is useless if it is unable to engage students. To carry the students along in the lecture, communicate with them frequently by asking them questions. For online users, make them imagine.
3. Use Technology
The impact of technology is immense in education. You could use technology like artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) that students like in order to drive engagement in the classroom and online classes.
Benefits Of Hybrid Learning Methods
Flexibility
Hybrid learning allows students to utilize their time efficiently. For instance, there are situations where a student cannot attend an in-class lecture. But with the flexibility of the hybrid learning method, they can participate in online classes anywhere and anytime.
With this kind of learning method, students can choose the lecture that works best for them based on their schedule. Unlike online learning or traditional classroom learning, hybrid learning strikes a balance in education.
Affordability
Some students who cannot transport themselves to the lecture venue may find education to be costly. However, with hybrid learning, they can access the online course if they have the data. This is what hybrid learning is made for: to help the students who are less buoyant financially.
International students find hybrid learning a more affordable method of learning than a traditional classroom. Paying tuition fees, visa fees, and ticket fees can be a lot of money for many international students. Hybrid learning gives them the ability to study from their home until they can afford the flight fees.
Furthermore, in tight budget conditions, the fluidity of hybrid learning is life-saving for many students. And now you will agree that two options are cheaper than having only one.
Freedom
Many students prefer freedom and privacy, and hybrid learning allows students to have total independence. They can read and reread lesson material on their own and at any time. They also have the freedom to watch lectures repeatedly if they do not understand.
Furthermore, some introverts can ask questions bothering them through online forums or direct messages from the lectures, something they shy away from in traditional classroom settings.
Efficiency
Hybrid learning creates a highly efficient environment for both lecturers and students. With this learning method, students don't have to waste their time or energy unnecessarily because of the flexibility of hybrid learning. Besides, lecturers can plan their schedules and use their resources efficiently.
Time Management
Hybrid learning is not a learning method that makes learners lazy, and you should look beyond that. Hybrid learning motivates students to manage time and stay at the top of their game.
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