Mind the Gap: Reimagining an Interactive Programming Course for the Synchronous Hybrid Classroom

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09073v1
• Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:49:06 GMT
• Title: Mind the Gap: Reimagining an Interactive Programming Course for the Synchronous Hybrid Classroom
• Authors: Christopher M. Poskitt, Kyong Jin Shim, Yi Meng Lau, Hong Seng Ong
• Abstract summary: synchronous hybrid classroom is a potential way to safely resume some face-to-face teaching. This comes with challenges, including the risk that remotely attending students perceive a 'gap' between their engagement and that of their physical peers. We describe how an interactive programming course was adapted to hybrid delivery in a way that mitigated this risk.
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• 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.

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