STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

The hybrid course syllabus should contain the following:

• An overview of the delivery mode, including how and when the Hybrid course will be conducted)
• Explicit information regarding when/where in-class meetings will occur
• Orientation requirements
• How often students are expected to participate
• An attempt to quantify participation quality.
• How long it will take for faculty to respond to emails and post graded assignments.

The hybrid orientation/first class meeting should address the following:

• The workload required to make up for the missing in-class time.
• Assignments that may require technology only available on campus.
• Due dates for both online and in-class assignments.
• Identify and develop plans, materials, and activities to help students with the technology and time management challenges many encounter.

Plan for effective uses of classroom time that connect with the online work.

Additionally, by sequencing assignments so that they move students from significant discussion/responding online, through written reflections about their responses and the reading, to group or individual projects that are posted to a common learning space, such as a website or discussion board, for discussion and elaboration, teachers can have students engaged in doing, rather than just experiencing or reading. (Sands, 2002)

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Updated August 16, 2007 by Steve Schwarz