Collaborative Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: Opportunities and Audio/Acoustic Quality Challenges

Héloïse Tudela, Mathieu Serrurier, Nader Mechergui, Nader Mechergui, Yannick Brudieux, Mériem Jaïdane, Mériem Jaïdane

2025

Abstract

This exploratory study focuses on both pedagogical and technological challenges to anticipate teachers' needs for information technologies that support a collaborative synchronous hybrid learning environment. This is based on the OECD's PISA assessment mentioning a decline in students’ academic performances, especially in problem-solving skills and collaboration, and the growing interest for digital tools dedicated to the learning environment. Our survey confirmed both the teachers' interest in specific innovative pedagogical scenarios, made possible by collaborative synchronous hybrid learning environments, and their concern about audio quality problems, already encountered in classic distance learning situations. This survey is supported by an "in lab" protocol which explores the technical challenges of audio and acoustic quality associated with two multi-group scenarios in comparison with the classic scenario. We identified that interfering speech issued from several speakers who are relatively close to each other and sometimes mobile in the classroom are creating drastic intelligibility issues that are always more acute for the distant person. The survey revealed that this form of hybrid learning could lead to specific learning difficulties and fatigue for both students and teachers, which could be objectively assessed.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tudela H., Serrurier M., Mechergui N., Brudieux Y. and Jaïdane M. (2025). Collaborative Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: Opportunities and Audio/Acoustic Quality Challenges. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 512-520. DOI: 10.5220/0013352300003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Héloïse Tudela and Mathieu Serrurier and Nader Mechergui and Yannick Brudieux and Mériem Jaïdane},
title={Collaborative Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: Opportunities and Audio/Acoustic Quality Challenges},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={512-520},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013352300003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Collaborative Synchronous Hybrid Learning Environments: Opportunities and Audio/Acoustic Quality Challenges
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Tudela H.
AU - Serrurier M.
AU - Mechergui N.
AU - Brudieux Y.
AU - Jaïdane M.
PY - 2025
SP - 512
EP - 520
DO - 10.5220/0013352300003932
PB - SciTePress