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The Hybrid Classroom is new at the University of Northwestern. All 


ElementRecommendation(s)
Dividing Your Class into Groups

Manual

You can divide your class list manually. Examples for how to do this include:

  • Take your class list and divide it in half for T/Th courses or in thirds for M/W/F courses
  • Assign A, B, and C groups (for M/W/F courses) or A and B groups (for T/Th courses) when going through your class list.  

Using Moodle

You could also create random groups in Moodle. For instructions on how to create and use groups in Moodle, go to the Creating and Using Groups page in Confluence. Using groups in Moodle can also allow you to release resources and activities in Moodle to specific groups throughout the course. 

Letting students know which class they should attend

Students will need you to tell them which class period they should attend in person before the first day of class. You can let students know which class to attend through a number of ways:

  • Welcome email before the beginning of class
  • Announcement in Moodle
Distributing HandoutsYou can post your handouts in Moodle for students to access and download.
Distributing PowerPointsThe lecture capture equipment may not clearly show your PowerPoints to your students if you do not share your screen. You can post your PowerPoint slides in Moodle for students to access and download.
Tracking Attendance

Manual

Taking roll can be done similarly to your current method with the addition of looking at the Participants list in Zoom.

Moodle

Moodle offers a few ways for you to take attendance. With Moodle, you can take attendance yourself or allow students to self-report their attendance. For more information on how Moodle can help with attendance, visit this Confluence page.  

Monitoring Questions from Remote Students

Remote students will have questions much like students in the classroom. There are a few techniques that can help you monitor student questions.

  1. Make clear to remote students your preferred method for questions.
    1. Do you prefer students to unmute themselves and ask their question aloud?
    2. Do you prefer students to type their questions in the chat in Zoom?
  2. At the beginning of the semester, ask a few students from each in-class group to log into Zoom and monitor student questions from the chat to bring them to your attention. This can be especially helpful if there is a technical issue.
  3. Take more frequent breaks for questions than you normally would.
Handling Large Group Discussion
Handling Small Group Discussion






Resources for Hybrid Learning

Note on resources: The term "Hybrid" can have many different definitions. The articles below are not chosen because they are a complete match with our definition of Hybrid at Northwestern, but because they have ideas that would benefit our faculty as they think through developing Hybrid classes here at Northwestern.


  • "Designing a Curriculum for Hybrid Classes" The Faculty Lounge, July 28, 2020, Harvard Business Publishing Education