Paper Info
Title
Mind the Gap: Reimagining an Interactive Programming Course for the Synchronous Hybrid Classroom.
Abstract
COVID-19 has significantly affected universities, forcing many courses to be delivered entirely online. As countries bring the pandemic under control, a potential way to safely resume some face-to-face teaching is the synchronous hybrid classroom, in which physically and remotely attending students are taught simultaneously. This comes with challenges, however, including the risk that remotely attending students perceive a 'gap' between their engagement and that of their physical peers. In this experience report, we describe how an interactive programming course was adapted to hybrid delivery in a way that mitigated this risk. Our solution centred on the use of a professional communication platform - Slack - to equalise participation opportunities and to facilitate peer learning. Furthermore, to mitigate 'Zoom fatigue', we implemented a semi-flipped classroom, covering concepts in videos and using shorter lessons to consolidate them. Finally, we critically reflect on the results of a student survey and our own experiences of implementing the solution.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.24251/HICSS.2022.115
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Christopher M. Poskitt101.35
Kyong Jin Shim26713.91
Yi Meng Lau300.68
Hong Seng Ong400.34