Hybrid biology teaching and learning module

The global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has affected and altered the landscape of the educational system. Online distance learning has become the main method of teaching and learning, as social interactions were required to be drastically reduced. Entering the endemic phase of COVID-19, academia was urged to revert to face-to-face methods, leaving behind the virtual teaching and learning. This study proposed an innovative and comprehensive hybrid teaching and learning module for Biology courses that adapted both methods; Method A (Face- to-face) and Method B (Virtual). The purpose of developing the hybrid teaching and learning module is that it can serve as an academic guideline that can be instantly referred to and applied in the teaching and learning process when encountering the need for teaching and learning in isolation such as the occurrence of sudden catastrophes, another pandemic, or floods. A 5-point Likert scale engagement survey was given to 114 science foundation students of UiTM to evaluate how the hybrid approach affects their cognitive and emotional engagement levels in studying biology subject. The data revealed that 65.8% of students agree that online virtual teaching and learning materials uploaded on the YouTube and UiTM UFuture platforms are convenient and beneficial to aid and complement face-to-face teaching in the classroom.