Tutorial

BB Collaborate can be used as a virtual room for a tutorial, to support student learning in a ‘flipped classroom’ model. The tutorial can be structured to provide ‘active learning’ with participation, group work in virtual ‘break out’ rooms and feedback from the students rather than passive transmission of information.

Chalk and talk

Facilitator and guide

Traditional and flipped classrooms - UHI / public domain

In this model, the acquisition of new knowledge is undertaken at home prior to the tutorial. The students will have worked through reading, viewed media and completed any set work or activities. This frees up the tutorial time for participation in activities and group work within the Collaborate space. This is intended to facilitate the students’ understanding of prior learning, rectify any gaps in knowledge or understanding and reinforce important concepts.

How you structure the session will depend to a certain extent on how large your tutorial group is, as Collaborate only supports a limited number (approximately 6 depending on bandwidth) of simultaneously active video and audio channels. If it is a small tutorial group (around 10 people or less) then you may structure the session slightly differently, than if you have a large tutorial group of 10-15. It is very difficult to create and moderate a highly collaborative environment with tutorial groups of more than 15-20 people and you may have to limit your audience participation to polling and chat only.