Dual Delivery or Live Stream?

A session is presented with students in the physical space on campus while simultaneously having students online interacting with the academic and/or other students in the space through video, audio and text.  

Dual Delivery Tools 

Pros

• Can see student’s faces (if cameras are on) and names 

• Can use Breakout rooms for discussion/problem solving/jigsaw activities 

• Has a range of communication channels – “live”; chat to group/individuals 

• Can help create the sense of community if students can chat and interact with each other 

• Can help keep students engaged if they know they may need to participate (in a breakout rooms or respond to prompts) 

• Can still be used for “traditional” lectures 

• Can use interactive tools for student participation such as polls and collaboration software 

Cons 

• Using breakout rooms can be time-consuming, especially if specific groupings are needed (however, providing students with “processing time” is not a bad thing) 

• Dealing with both online and face-to-face cohorts at the same time can be challenging (and a higher cognitive load than pure face to face or online teaching) and needs good planning and preparation 

 Recommendations 

• Best used for classes that require an interactive element 

• Great for in-class group work activities 

• Appoint a student assistant if appropriate to monitor chat/questions from online participants 

• Repeat questions or comments from the in-person students for the benefit of online participants 
   

Livestreaming is streaming media simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real-time over the Internet. 

Pros 

• Can get through all your content uninterrupted. You can control the timing and content more easily 

• Is more like a traditional lecture where you simply provide information. Students may have expectations of this from a lecture and may wish to just listen and take notes 

• Students can still ask you questions about the lecture via different modes, albeit receiving delayed responses 

• Can potentially reduce the cognitive load on academics rather than dealing with both online and face-to-face cohorts at the same time 

Cons 

• Is more passive learning and students can potentially lose engagement if they know they won’t be called on to actually do anything 

• Cannot see students’ faces 

• Potentially less interaction and sense of community 

Recommendations 

• Best used for delivering “content-heavy” classes and possibly large classes 

• Provide the opportunity for students to ask questions via webinar tools, Wattle discussion forum or offer a short Q&A live session to support the content delivery 

• Should you wish to do Dual Delivery using Echo Livestream, we recommend that you only do this in an Echo360-enabled room. If you want to use your own device and Universal capture this is best used in your office or from home rather than in a Dual Delivery set-up. This is due to the high CPU and network demand to produce a high-quality Livestream recording. 

Teaching Tools at ANU 

For an overview of Teaching tools and their functions, visit the Teaching Tools Page on the Staff Education website