Enhancing collaboration and learning with digital tools

November 22, 2021 Douglas Stewart

Collaboration is a key element we all miss when we are unable to meet with students in our classrooms and lecture halls. When using hybrid, blended, or fully remote learning approaches we find it fairly easy to move presentation mode into a digital version - either via live online calls or pre-recorded video.

There are many options for enhancing collaboration with digital tools no matter your starting point with technology, or the infrastructure you already have.

Kaptivo is a solution which is simple to install above drywipe boards which you already have to digitally capture your drawings, notes, and annotations from that board. This fits perfectly into any model of live delivery combined with distance learning or remote/flipped learning provision. 

If you are struggling to manage hygienic and socially distanced practices when back in classrooms, ScreenBeam gives a solution which allows teachers to mirror their own device wirelessly to the board. There are so many uses for technology like this but the freedom for a teacher or lecturer to move around the room and not present from the front is great for in-class collaboration. 

If you have been considering a video system as part of a hybrid teaching model. Swivl tracks the teacher around the room, or even outside for sports demonstrations and outdoor learning, while capturing high quality audio from the teacher also. Solutions such as this ensure that no one misses out on learning no matter where they are.