Instructional Delivery Methods

Instructional Method

Abbreviation

Instructional Method Description

Traditional

T

The instructor and students meet face-to-face, according to designated dates, times, and location. [Note: Activities in the course may include online research components or other online resources.]

Internet or Online

I

100% of instruction is delivered through the internet. [Note: May include a required face-to-face orientation or proctored exams.]

Web-supported or Web-assisted

W

Primary instructional delivery is via traditional face-to-face method with a requirement that students have internet access as a supplemental part the course. 50% or less of the instruction is delivered through the Internet. [Example: A class that meets on a regular schedule, but students are required to access instructional material, submit assignments, and/or interact with the instructor and other students via the internet.]

Hybrid

H

Primary instructional delivery is online with a requirement that students also meet in traditional face-to-face sessions as determined appropriate by the college. More than 50% but less than 100% of the instruction is delivered through the internet. [Example: An online course with a requirement that students attend one or more face-to-face labs.]

Synchronous

S

100% of instruction is delivered through the internet. In addition to the online course content, students are required to attend virtual meetings on a fixed schedule with both students and instructor present. [Example: An online course with a requirement that the students attend a weekly 50-minute virtual meeting that is facilitated by the course instructor.]

Cooperative Education

C

Instruction consisting of the integration of traditional classroom learning with supervised work experience, and where there is no internet requirement.

Independent Study 

N

Instruction undertaken with an individual student for a selected course. Instruction may be delivered through face-to-face, online, or a combination of both methodologies. [NOTE: Prior approval must be granted by the course instructor and academic dean.]

HyFlex

F

A multi-modal instructional delivery method where the college has the option to deliver the online portion of a curriculum course synchronously, asynchronously, or both as long as 100% of the instruction is offered face-to-face with the instructor in a physical classroom. Students may choose to attend the regularly scheduled in-person session or the online option on a session-by-session basis. [Example: A class that meets on a regular schedule in a physical classroom with an instructor present for all sessions, but students have the option to attend a session in-person in the physical classroom OR to access instructional material, submit assignments, and/or interact with the instructor and other students via the internet on a session-by-session basis.]