5 Ways to integrate technology into post-pandemic face-to-face courses

In the past few years, the global pandemic has transformed traditional offline classrooms into online education, where technologies were widely adopted to enhance remote learning. However, this transformation is not a temporary one but marks the era of digital learning. On the one hand, during the pandemic, more and more educators have recognised the benefits of technology in reducing administrative efforts while enhancing learning success. On the other hand, the introduction of AI technologies like ChatGPT once again reminded us that technological advancement is unavoidable for the education sector. As such, even when education shifts back to face-to-face (F2F), technology will still play a crucial role in teaching and learning.

But what makes technology beneficial to F2F classrooms, and how can we maximize these benefits through the effective usage of technological tools? In this article, we will discuss 5 reasons why faculty should integrate technology into face-to-face settings.

Generate continuous engagement

With more real-life interactions, it seems easier to generate student engagement in F2F classrooms. However, it remains a problem how to make such engagement extend and persist beyond the lecture room. Educators still face the challenge of engaging students in preview and review processes, which typically happen at home.

Technology is here to help. For instance, with the Interactive Study Materials and Comprehension tools, the passive learning of materials can be easily turned into active engagement. Instructors can leave questions and discussion points along with the study content, and while learning, learners can actively interact with these prompts. Other tools such as Interactive Presentation and Quiz can also be used to facilitate in-class engagement by adding prompts to the presentation slide, and tools like Discussion on Topic can be used to stimulate active forum discussions beyond the classroom. This way, students can acquire a deeper understanding of the material, leading to rich study outcomes.

Allow for time-saving, effective course design?

Moreover, technology can also facilitate time-saving, effective course design by reducing faculties’ burdens in administrative tasks. These include, for example, importing and exporting grades, accessing student data, and more.?

Using technology, these efforts can be minimized. For example, our? Group Member Evaluation tool enables faculties to quickly set up group assessment tasks with clear instructions, saving time while maximizing efficiency. All grades produced with our tools are also automatically synced into the grade books, saving time for manually uploading grades to the LMS. Furthermore, faculties can also reuse successful templates created by others, which include existing activities and rubrics that can be integrated into the course design instantly. As such, administrative tasks are largely reduced, leading to better teaching and experience.

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