The use of interactive whiteboard drawing and concept/mind mapping to promote active learning in online/hybrid classes – a case study for science education

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the conventional mode of class delivery. With the need to maintain social distancing and strict quarantine measures for local and non-local students, all teaching activities must be conducted in online mode, which in turn limited the interaction among students and instructors. In this study, we reported the use of interactive whiteboard on facilitating teaching and learning activities via drawing and handwriting during 2021/2022 Semester 1,2 and 3 (9/2021 to 6/2022). In general, nonprogramme major (NPM) students (ABCT1D09 and ABCT1D10) were satisfied with the use of interactive whiteboard with average score over 4.0, where more than 80% of them chose 4 and 5. For programme-major (PM) students (ABCT1742, ABCT3623 and ABCT4752), they were mostly satisfied with the use of interactive whiteboard with average score over 3.3, where more than 57% of them chose 4 and 5. To conclude, both NPM and PM students were satisfied with the use of interactive whiteboard during learning with overall average score around 4.0, where greater than 74% of them chose 4 and 5.