E-Learning Course Delivery Modes

Delivery Mode	Is in person (on campus) attendance required?	Definition	Example
Traditional Hybrid	YES	Campus based course that meets at least fifty percent (50%) of the time on campus, in person, with the other 50% of the instructional experience is completed asynchronously online. In person attendance on campus is required.	A course scheduled for Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. – 10: 20 a.m. will only meet each Tuesday, in the classroom. The remaining learning (Thursdays) will occur online, asynchronously through Blackboard.
AMflex	NO	AMflex courses are live-streamed with an in-person section of the same course. Students enrolled in an AmFlex section will participate in the course as a synchronous online student, for the duration of the course’s delivery.	An AMflex course is listed as an online course scheduled from 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays. AMflex students log in to the selected video conferencing tool to join the campus-based class remotely.
Synchronous Hybrid Online	NO	Fully online course. Instruction occurs in real-time with students participating in the course with the instructor, through a video conference tool. Course meets synchronously at least fifty percent (50%) of the time on an established schedule with the other 50% being completed asynchronously online.	A course is scheduled for MWF 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. The course meets every other class day or every other week, via a video conferencing tool, like Zoom or Collaborate. The remaining learning will occur online, asynchronously through Blackboard
Synchronous Online	NO	Fully online course. Instruction occurs in real-time on an established schedule. (i.e., MWF 9:00 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.) Students participate in the course together with the instructor through a video conferencing tool. Students submit assignments and assessments online, through Blackboard.	A course is scheduled to meet MWF from 1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Students will attend class via videoconference every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Asynchronous Online	NO	Fully online course. Instructional content and materials are provided to students in (Blackboard) Students participate in the course at their own pace while observing established timelines and due dates.	This course is a “traditional online” course with no synchronous/live course sessions required. Instructional content is already developed and available in the course for students.