Both Dual Delivery and Livestream are activities that cater to a face-to-face and online cohort at the same time (synchronously). However, the functionality and capability of these two modes lead to various different teaching and learning experiences. To help guide you in deciding which mode and tool would provide the desired outcome, we have made a comparison below.
A session is presented with students in the physical space on campus while simultaneously having students online interacting with the academic and/or other students in the space through video, audio and text.
Dual Delivery Tools
Zoom | Teams | Notes | |
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Standard meeting size | 300 | 1000 | Request larger Zoom meeting license through ServiceDesk
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Sign in required | Use Single Sign On (SSO). Domain ANU | Use ANU credentials | Participant sign in requirements depend on how the meeting is scheduled and shared |
Scheduling | Through ANU Zoom Client | Through Teams Desktop app, Browser App or Outlook Calendar |
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Academic screen share | Yes | Yes |
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Poll | Yes | Yes (through MS Forms) | Use online tools such as PollEverywhere to include in-person and online cohort. This allows you continue interaction asynchronously |
Digital whiteboard | Yes | Yes | Use tools like Miro or Padlet, this allows you to continue interaction asynchronously |
Participant screen share | Yes Depends on permission settings | Yes Depends on permission settings |
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Participant video | Yes | Yes |
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Participant audio | Yes | Yes | When scheduling, can mute participants on join |
Chat | Yes Automatically saves chat if meeting is recorded. Chat inaccessible after meeting | Yes If participants are in ANU, chat will remain available unless changed in settings Allows for asynchronous continuation of chat discussions | Use Wattle chat, this allows you to continue interaction asynchronously |
Recording | Yes Can be scheduled to record automatically Record to cloud or PC | Yes Can be scheduled to record automatically Store to cloud OneDrive/SharePoint |
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Breakout rooms | Yes | Yes |
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Transcriptions | No | Yes |
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Live Captions | No | Yes |
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Academic Support Links | Change participant settings for a Teams meeting
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Pros
Can see student’s faces (if cameras are on) and names
Can use Breakout rooms for discussion/problem solving/jigsaw activities
Has a range of communication channels – “live”; chat to group/individuals
Can help create the sense of community if students can chat and interact with each other
Can help keep students engaged if they know they may need to participate (in a breakout rooms or respond to prompts)
Can still be used for “traditional” lectures
Can use interactive tools for student participation such as polls and collaboration software
Cons
Using breakout rooms can be time-consuming, especially if specific groupings are needed (however, providing students with “processing time” is not a bad thing)
Dealing with both online and face-to-face cohorts at the same time can be challenging (and a higher cognitive load than pure face to face or online teaching) and needs good planning and preparation
Recommendations
Best used for classes that require an interactive element
Great for in-class group work activities
Appoint a student assistant if appropriate to monitor chat/questions from online participants
Repeat questions or comments from the in-person students for the benefit of online participants
Livestreaming is streaming media simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real-time over the Internet.
| Echo360 Livestream | Zoom Webinar | Teams Webinar | Teams Live Event | Notes |
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Standard meeting size | - | 500-50,000 | 1000 | 10,000
| Request Zoom webinar license through ServiceDesk |
Sign in required | Yes | Academics to sign in Participants: Depends on the link shared | Academics to sign in Participants: Depends on the link shared | Academic to sign in Participants: Depends on the link shared |
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Scheduling | Ad-hoc start through Lecture Capture or Universal Capture | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Academic/host screen share | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Poll | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Digital whiteboard | No | No | No | No | Use an additional Whiteboard tool such as Miro or MS Whiteboard and share as a screen in the session |
Participant screen share | No | Co-presenters | Co-Presenters | Co-Presenters |
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Participant video | No | No | No | No |
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Participant audio | No | No | No | No |
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Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Q&A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Recording | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Breakout rooms | No | No | No | No |
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Transcriptions | Yes ASR | No | Yes | Yes Can choose up to 6 languages for translation |
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Live Captions | No | No | Yes | Yes Can choose up to 6 languages for translation |
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Academic support links |
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Pros
Can get through all your content uninterrupted. You can control the timing and content more easily
Is more like a traditional lecture where you simply provide information. Students may have expectations of this from a lecture and may wish to just listen and take notes
Students can still ask you questions about the lecture via different modes, albeit receiving delayed responses
Can potentially reduce the cognitive load on academics rather than dealing with both online and face-to-face cohorts at the same time
Cons
Is more passive learning and students can potentially lose engagement if they know they won’t be called on to actually do anything
Cannot see students’ faces
Potentially less interaction and sense of community
Recommendations
Best used for delivering “content-heavy” classes and possibly large classes
Provide the opportunity for students to ask questions via webinar tools, Wattle discussion forum or offer a short Q&A live session to support the content delivery
Should you wish to do Dual Delivery using Echo Livestream, we recommend that you only do this in an Echo360-enabled room. If you want to use your own device and Universal capture this is best used in your office or from home rather than in a Dual Delivery set-up. This is due to the high CPU and network demand to produce a high-quality Livestream recording.
Teaching Tools at ANU
For an overview of Teaching tools and their functions, visit the Teaching Tools Page on the Staff Education website