Attend a course live online

Online meetings conducted via a web conferencing system play an important role in purely online teaching, as they enable a "meeting" and live exchange. Similarly, in a hybrid course that takes place with only a portion of students on-site at the university, they allow active participation of the online participants. Alternatively, an event can also simply be streamed online via live stream.

Conduct hybrid teaching

Depending on the characteristics of the course, hybrid teaching can be implemented in different ways. In the following, we will look at two scenarios where online participation in the course takes place synchronously, that is, at the same time as the students attending on-site at the university.

Choosing the appropriate technology for hybrid teaching

This depends on the desired scenario and two essential questions:

  • What do you want to do?
    Simply transmit your audio and video online? Should the contributions of both on-site and online students be audible to each other? Do you primarily use the blackboard or slide presentations?
  • What equipment is available on-site?
    Is there a microphone (one or more) in the lecture hall? Is there a lecture hall sound system? Is it a large lecture hall where you also need to be audible through the room speakers? What connections are available?

Based on these considerations, we have put together the following overview with specific technical setups for you.

Overview as a decision matrix: When is each setup suitable? (in German)
Overview as a decision matrix: When is each setup suitable? (in German)

The overview includes:

  • A matrix that shows when each setup is appropriate.
  • Short profiles for each setup, where you can learn what the setup consists of and where to obtain the necessary equipment.

The selection of specific technology is based on the equipment components available for loan at TU Darmstadt, as well as technology products that we have tested ourselves. – Of course, there are usually alternative products available on the market for these as well.

Download the overview (incl. setup profiles, in German language) (opens in new tab)

Do you have further questions about the setups? – Feel free to contact us at: . We can test the technology with you and jointly consider the best setup for your specific needs.