Purpose

The COVID-19 outbreak has brought serious disruptions worldwide and higher education has been at the forefront of this global pandemic. To adapt to the “new normal”, new technology-backed teaching mode emerges in universities as valued option to integrate face-to-face and remote teaching-learning activities. Blended synchronous learning (BSL) forms part of this new trial. This paper investigates the relevance and implications of BSL for university teaching and learning in the field of property and built environments in and beyond the transitional period of COVID disruptions and a time of global uncertainty.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper adopts case study approach to the understanding of BSL and its initial planning and design for property course delivery at the University of Melbourne. A review of literature helps formulate an analytical lens for the delivery mode and its significance and challenge in enhancing student learning experience. It also brings insights from the experience of participant observation.

Findings

This paper envisions new possibilities and challenges projecting the BSL as innovative and useful teaching-learning mode for property and built environments education in and beyond the pandemic. The analysis demonstrates the pedagogical values of BSL in facilitating supportive and equitable learning environment to achieve quality learning outcomes for property education. It identifies opportunities and challenges corresponding the underlying logic and practice of BSL.

Originality/value

This paper is the first to examine the use of BSL delivery and its pedagogical significance in post-pandemic property education. It sheds light on innovative pedagogical design for academic institutions to manage pandemic and technological disruptions to teaching-learning.

中文翻译：

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在 COVID-19 大流行期间及之后使用混合同步学习进行财产教育

目的

COVID-19 的爆发给全球带来了严重的破坏，而高等教育一直处于这场全球大流行的最前沿。为适应“新常态”，以技术为支撑的新型教学模式在大学中应运而生，成为整合面对面和远程教学活动的重要选择。混合同步学习 (BSL) 是这项新试验的一部分。本文调查了 BSL 在 COVID 中断的过渡期和全球不确定时期内和之后的财产和建筑环境领域的大学教学和学习的相关性和影响。

设计/方法/途径

本文采用案例研究的方法来了解BSL及其在墨尔本大学开设房地产课程的初步规划和设计。对文献的回顾有助于为交付模式及其在增强学生学习体验方面的意义和挑战制定一个分析镜头。它还从参与者观察的经验中带来了见解。

发现

本文设想了新的可能性和挑战，将 BSL 预测为大流行期间及之后的财产和建筑环境教育的创新和有用的教学模式。该分析证明了 BSL 在促进支持性和公平的学习环境以实现财产教育的优质学习成果方面的教学价值。它确定了与 BSL 的基本逻辑和实践相对应的机遇和挑战。

原创性/价值

本文首次探讨了 BSL 交付的使用及其在大流行后财产教育中的教学意义。它阐明了学术机构的创新教学设计，以管理流行病和技术对教学的干扰。