Hybrid education is a form of education where 'online' and 'in-class' students are mixed, and simultaneously present in an educational setting. There can be various reasons for implementing a hybrid setup. The reasons and learning objectives in each situation are the starting point and form the basis for making educational decisions.
Pilot 1: Hybrid Hall Barco Weconnect Carre 2M
In this lecture hall there is room for approximately 15 students in-class and 18 students online. The lecturer has a digital whiteboard available, a touchscreen and a control panel. Also, in the back of the lecture hall there are two screens on which you can see the online students, and a camera. This camera follows the lecturer when he stands on a floormat. In the room there are three floor mats. This means that a lecturer can move towards three different positions.
Pilot 2: Standard hybrid solution
In several lecture halls a camera on a tripod and a speaker/microphone is installed with a control panel providing you the opportunity to record your lecture. This solution can be used for streaming your lecture or provide your lecture hybrid with in-class and online students. In this set-up it is not possible to see your online students. So, for interaction you can use a voting tool (Wooclap) or the chat; but a student assistant is recommended in that case. There is no maximum of online students, and on-campus depends on the lecture hall where the solution is installed.
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Are you interested in taking part in one of these pilots? Please contact us! For the results of the pilot, it would be interesting if you use a variety of teaching methods (for example interaction by voting).
For more information about hybrid education, visit this page on our website.