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Introducing hybrid learning effectively

When conducting a class, it is essential not only to teach the knowledge and skills to be covered in the class and to check the student's progress but also to incorporate educational activities such as monitoring learning progress, communication between teachers and students, and cooperative learning among students. 

The five teaching activities are well balanced: "communication," in which teachers provide students with information about the class; "input," in which knowledge is taught to students through lectures; "output," in which students check their knowledge and skills through assignments; "collaboration," which encourages cooperative learning among students; and "assessment," in which students evaluate whether their knowledge and skills have been retained through tests and other means. Effective teaching can be achieved by balancing these five teaching activities.

In implementing hybrid-type classes, it is essential to monitor students' understanding of the class and adjust the course of instruction in response to students' questions and comments to improve the class. 

Especially in synchronous or asynchronous delivery, it is more difficult to grasp whether students understand what they are learning than in face-to-face classes. There is a concern that many students may not learn enough in the end. In addition, synchronous delivery and asynchronous delivery make it difficult to grasp the status of students as is done naturally in the classroom where face-to-face classes are held, so it is necessary to devise ways that can only be done online.

The Hokkaido University Open Education Center has developed a "Class Design Toolkit" to help faculty members design and implement a practical class. 

Using this toolkit, teachers can design classes that effectively combine online and face-to-face classes using the "Rebuild Method," a class design method also developed by the Open Education Center. 

This page describes the features of the Rebuild Method and how to use the toolkit.