COVID-19 has a tremendous impact on the education field. In response to non-stop schooling during the pandemic, many online learning models have emerged, such as online synchronous lessons (mainly remote teaching through video conferencing systems), online asynchronous lessons (via pre-recorded videos, textbooks, and assignments submitted on learning platforms), and online lessons that combine synchronous and asynchronous learning (Blended Learning). Among them, the online synchronous lesson is the most difficult and challenging one, but it is also the closest to the in-classroom teaching model, which can better guarantee the quality and effectiveness of teaching.
A workman must first sharpen his tools if he wants to do his work well. What technologies are needed to support synchronous lessons to make them effortless, fun, and effective? What are the data interaction technologies that can effectively improve the quality and effectiveness of learning in synchronous lessons? TEAM Model's Distance Hybrid Learning Smarter Classroom is the best solution to support synchronous lesson teaching! Let online become like on-site!
Distance Hybrid Learning Smarter Classroom (hereinafter referred to as DHLSC) has two synchronous classroom scenarios:
This model can directly adopt the TEAM Model Mobile Smarter Classroom solution. Teachers use HiTeach on their classroom or home computers to interact effectively with all students learning from home using synchronized video and data transfer technology. We won't go into details here, please refer to the detailed introduction of the Mobile Smarter Classroom for full functions and features.
Teacher: Install HiTeach 5 (pro. authorization) on the computer and HiTA 5 TEAM Model Teacher App on the teacher's smartphone to integrate HiTeach wirelessly for teaching and teacher-student interaction.
Students:
• In class, students can use Web IRS 5 on a variety of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, PCs) to learn, do interaction, and give feedback/response.
• After class, students use AClass ONE Learning Companion for after-class review, pre-class preview, and remedial learning.
Classroom: It is recommended to install a touch device (such as Haboard interactive whiteboard) for teachers to operate intuitively, and use HiTeach 5's powerful IWB tools to operate/write/mark with their hands.
Video conferencing system: With video conferencing systems (such as Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx) for video connection.
There are two options for this model depending on the equipment of the physical classroom:
⦁ One is a classroom that already has tablets/computers. This type of classroom scenario fits perfectly with Mobile Smarter Classroom solution, which means that students in the classroom and online all have tablets/computers, and students can use Web IRS to interact with the teacher.
⦁ The other scenario is that the classroom does not have tablets or other mobile devices, so students in the classroom can choose to use IRS (Interactive Response System) keypads / clickers, while students online use Web IRS to interact with the teacher.
Teacher: Install HiTeach 5 (pro. authorization) on the computer and HiTA 5 TEAM Model Teacher App on the teacher's smartphone to integrate HiTeach wirelessly for teaching and teacher-student interaction.
Students (on-site): Use IRS (Interactive Response System) keypads/clickers, to respond to teacher's questions.
Students (online): Use Web IRS 5 on a variety of mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, PCs) to learn, do interaction, and give feedback/response.
*After class, students use AClass ONE Learning Companion for after-class review, pre-class preview, and remedial learning.
Classroom: It is recommended to install a touch device (such as Haboard interactive whiteboard) for teachers to operate intuitively, and use HiTeach 5's powerful IWB tools to operate/write/mark with their hands.
Video conferencing system: With video conferencing systems (such as Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx) for video connection.
As a matter of fact, the application of TEAM Model system in remote teaching began as early as 2014, when TEAM Model participated in the "Rural Hope Project, Remote Smart Reading" project. In 2016, TEAM Model held the "Rural Hope Project, Remote Smart Language" project and the "Cross-strait TEAM Model Distance Smarter Classroom Alliance" program (One Lesson in four places across the Strait), etc. TEAM Model can be said to be rich in practical experience!
These implemented projects are based on video conference system to achieve cross-school resource sharing. Not just one classroom, but multiple classroom connections and data interactions across schools. They are successful examples of urban-rural balance, rural support, inter-school exchange, and international exchange.
In the face of the pandemic and the arrival of the post-pandemic era, the newest TEAM Model 5 is offering it to all educators as the most mature and comprehensive system that considers the needs of the complete teaching process.
Distance teaching is already very challenging, and in the past, teachers often needed to learn how to use many software or platforms, and need to constantly switch between them: They may use whiteboard software (Sketchboard, Jameboard, myViewBoard, Miro, Whiteboard, Klaxoon, etc.), another software (Kahoot, Google Form, Quizizz, Pear Deck, Slido, etc.) to conduct tests and interactive activities, and for further applications, they require additional learning aid platforms (Moodle, Google classroom, etc.).
TEAM Model Distance Hybrid Learning Smarter Classroom solution provides a complete, one-stop solution! HiTeach already includes powerful whiteboard functions, teacher-student interactions, learning tasks, quizzes, etc., and it also integrates with TEAM Model Cloud's IES 5 Smarter Teaching Service function. Everything is done in one package!
One system for teaching during the pandemic and another for teaching in the classroom after the pandemic? With the use of the TEAM Model, it can be the same system! The same HiTeach, the same IES, once and for all!
According to a survey of 14,000 university and graduate students conducted by niche.com, 67% said they thought online classes were not as effective as face-to-face classes. CommonWealth Parenting's survey reported that during the suspension of physical classes to online schooling, students' learning effectiveness was poor and M-formation was serious. 90% of teachers believed that online learning widened the gap between students and 80% believed that online learning was less effective than physical classes.
The key reason?
Because of the lack of teacher-student interaction!
How can online teaching achieve similar interaction and learning effectiveness as physical classrooms?
Distance Hybrid Learning Smarter Classroom provides a complete solution. Using the four synchronous teaching modules provided by the smarter classroom, including Allocation, Activity, Assignment, and Assessment, with the appropriate combination of these tools, teachers will be able to achieve highly engaging and inspiring teaching effect.
►For more information, please refer to The 4As of Synchronous Teaching: Allocation/Activity/Assignment/Assessment
It breaks the distance limitation and supports feedback from up to hundreds of students at the same time, allowing teachers to conduct exciting smarter lessons, whether at home or in the classroom.
After the teacher connects with all participating sites, the teacher can use various functions of the smarter classroom, especially the teacher-student interactive functions, such as IRS real-time response, SMART Pick-out, send pages, and work collection, just like taking a class in the same classroom with high interactivity.
Whether it is to support education in rural areas, inter-school exchange activities, or even cross-country teaching exchange activities, DHLSC can help teachers to achieve a highly interactive classroom with synchronized video and data, more stimulation for students, more diverse community interaction, and an excellent model for resource sharing.
With the students unable to go to school, teachers of Cupang Elementary School and Bayorbor National High School (two of the first schools in the Philippines to use the HiTeach Smarter Teaching System) have broken the traditional online teaching model, and make online teaching more interactive and data-driven.
During the COVID-19 outbreak in the Philippines, students have been unable to attend school, so HiTeach is used to conduct highly interactive teaching online. This video is a video where lecturers also use online teaching methods to demonstrate various useful tools for teachers.
Go to watchHiTeach can play a lot of supporting roles in the classroom. With student feedback devices and group devices for group cooperative learning, it can be combined into a diversified smart classroom solution. As for how to apply it to your own teaching? It may be the most effective way to see the best and to refer to the application methods of other teachers. The Sokrates platform gathers teaching examples that are enthusiastically open and shared by teachers from all over the world, including videos, application feature marks, and even teaching plans, covering various subjects and different academic systems. You can filter the movie lesson examples that suit you for your reference, and then integrate it into your own innovative teaching, and you can definitely increase your digital application skills in the shortest period of time!
Go to watchThrough this teaching demonstration video, you will be able to see the practical application of DTMSC teaching across time, space, and classes and the interactive application of all students' real-time feedback. The remote interaction between teachers and students can be very different!
Open this videoItem Name | Quantity | MSRP |
Perpetual License: | ||
HiTeach Hybrid Smarter Classroom 30 Clients Pack | 1 | USD$3,504 |
Scenario 1: Online teaching for all students | ||
For Teacher | • Install on computer: HiTeach 5 (pro. authorization) ![]() • Install on smartphone: HiTA 5 TEAM Model Teacher APP ![]() • Cloud Service: IES 5 Smarter Teaching Service ![]() | |
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For Students | • All students use their own computers to remotely participate in classroom video conferencing, and use a browser to access Web IRS 5 to connect and interact with HiTeach.![]() • AClass ONE Learning Companion ![]() • Do online learning, homework, assessments, surveys, and polls. | |
Touch Device | It is recommended to install a touch device (such as Haboard IWB (101 inches)) for teachers to operate intuitively, and use HiTeach 5's powerful IWB tools to operate/write/mark with their hands. | |
Video Conference System | Zoom、Cisco WebEx、Google Meet, etc. | |
Camera | ezVision Camera or other high-definition cameras to capture the teacher in class. | |
Microphone | The teacher uses the microphone to pick up the sound. | |
Monitor | LCD display (so that the teacher can see the online students). | |
Remark | This scenario is similar to the HiTeach Mobile Smarter Classroom solution. | |
Scenario 2: Online/On-site Hybrid Classroom Model (All students use Web IRS) | ||
For Teacher | • Install on computer: HiTeach 5 (pro. authorization) ![]() • Install on smartphone: HiTA 5 TEAM Model Teacher APP ![]() • Cloud Service: IES 5 Smarter Teaching Service ![]() | |
For Students | • Online students use their own computers to remotely participate in classroom video conferencing, and use a browser to access Web IRS 5 to connect and interact with HiTeach. • On-site students use smart devices (tablets, laptops, smartphones, etc.) to use a browser to access Web IRS 5 to connect and interact with HiTeach. ![]() • AClass ONE Learning Companion ![]() • Do online learning, assignments, assessments, surveys, and polls. | |
Wireless network environment | The classroom needs to be equipped with an environment that can be connected to the Internet externally, usually with a wireless AP that is sufficient to give all devices external connectivity. | |
Touch Device | It is recommended to install a touch device (such as Haboard IWB (101 inches)) for teachers to operate intuitively, and use HiTeach 5's powerful IWB tools to operate/write/mark with their hands. | |
Video Conference System | Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Google Meet, etc. | |
Camera | ezVision Camera or other high-definition cameras to capture the teacher in class. It would be better if there is an additional camera to capture the students in the classroom, so that the online students could also see them. | |
Microphone | The teacher uses the microphone to pick up the sound. | |
Monitor | LCD display (Allow teachers and students on-site to see online students). | |
Remark | This scenario is similar to the HiTeach Mobile Smarter Classroom solution. | |
Scenario 3: Online/On-site Hybrid Classroom Model (Students online use Web IRS; students on-site use IRS clickers) | ||
For Teacher | • Install on computer: HiTeach 5 (pro. authorization), the package with a free IRS dongle receiver ![]() • Install on smartphone: HiTA 5 TEAM Model Teacher APP ![]() • Cloud Service: IES 5 Smarter Teaching Service ![]() | |
For Students | • Online students use their own computers to remotely participate in classroom video conferencing, and use a browser to access Web IRS 5 to connect and interact with HiTeach. • On-site students use IRS clickers/keypads to interact with HiTeach. (If there are some smart devices (tablets, laptops, smartphones, etc.) in the classroom, Web IRS and IRS clickers/keypads can be used together). ![]() ![]() • AClass ONE Learning Companion ![]() • Do online learning, assignments, assessments, surveys, and polls. | |
Touch Device | It is recommended to install a touch device (such as Haboard IWB (101 inches)) for teachers to operate intuitively, and use HiTeach 5's powerful IWB tools to operate/write/mark with their hands. | |
Video Conference System | Zoom, Cisco WebEx, Google Meet, etc. | |
Camera | ezVision Camera or other high-definition cameras to capture the teacher in class. It would be better if there is an additional camera to capture the students in the classroom, so that the online students could also see them. | |
Microphone | The teacher uses the microphone to pick up the sound. | |
Monitor | LCD display (Allow teachers and students on-site to see online students). |