Learn how to maintain student attention and achieve desired learning outcomes in hands-on courses while online.
As we near the start of our next academic year, many instructors are thinking about how to prepare, given the level of uncertainty surrounding our schools and communities. Will classes be in person? Will teaching be all virtual? Will it be some combination?
Hybrid instruction may hold opportunities to combine the best of both in-person and online options using technology with the gains seen in active learning. This June 30, join engineering educator Matthew Wettergreen for a session on how to use hybrid instruction models to maintain student attention and achieve desired learning outcomes in hands-on courses.
Hybrid instruction traditionally combines the use of technology via screen time with in-class time. However, we need to prepare for the possibility that the in-person second half will also be virtual. Luckily, a hybrid approach doesn’t need half of your time spent in person. In fact, it can mean that half your time involves a hands-on activity that everyone participates in. Hybrid instruction also allows the use of a new set of tools, not whiteboards and moveable tables. Instead, the collaborative tools look like wikis, breakout rooms, polls, and the camera itself.
In this Construct 3D Summer Symposium webinar, Hybrid Instruction for Hands-On Classes, Dr. Wettergreen will review the basics of planning to execute a hybrid model including starting with identifying your learning goals, selecting the information to deliver, and selecting the optimal method of delivery based on your comfort level and your students. Participants will be introduced to the key concepts of the model and tools they can select, like an a la carte menu to execute in classes. Case studies will be used to highlight how this model can be used in a variety of settings, including engineering design, maker-focused classes, or non-STEM classes with a hands-on component.
Note this is an updated version of the popular Hybrid Instruction Hands-On Classes session from June 30th.