Conducting Multi-venue Lectures Through Dual-Mode System

Having exactly the same courses taught to a large number of students at different venues is a big waste of resources for most higher learning institutions. Delivering the same content to different groups of students at different venues at the same time requires the institution to hire different teachers for every venue. This may also cause inconsistencies in teaching and learning (T&L) processes. The objective of the initiative is to save resources by reducing the number of staff teaching the same content and to standardise the methods used in delivering the course, without jeopardising the quality of T&L and students’ performance. This will ensure that all students will equally get the same input from the teacher. Using the smartboard available in every classroom, stable network connections and a few sets of cameras and microphones, it is possible to conduct dual-mode T&L sessions from any location, provided the other venues are also provided with similar infrastructures and a group of facilitators. This will only require one teacher to teach from one venue, and the session will be shared by other groups of students at different venues in real-time.