Teaching students who are in the classroom and students who are virtual during the same session creates challenges related to the students ability to see content and hear faculty and/or other students.
Recommendations
- For Hyflex courses, complete in-classroom training so that you how to setup course slides, utilize annotation technology and setup Zoom
- Training will also provide guidance on how to field questions asked by students both in the classroom and virtually
- For virtual-only courses, follow the CDE recommendations related to camera, lighting and microphone
- For example, lighting should be placed behind your PC (the lighting in front of you should be brighter than any lighting behind you)
- Here is a CDE video that showcases best practices for camera and lighting setup
Pros & Cons
Pros
- All students, regardless of physical location, will be able to see the instructor, see content being shared, hear students participating and have the ability to share ideas successfully