A hybrid learning model provides students
with an approach that combines face-to-face instruction and
distance learning. As instructors integrate technology into
their face-to-face teaching practices, the best of both types
of instruction are combined to enhance the learning experience
of the student.
The goal is to enhance
student learning by offering students
a combination of face-to-face instruction and distance learning.
Benefits to Faculty
Redesigning curricula into hybrids allows
instructors to offer courses in more flexible ways. Hybrid
learning allows instructors to maximize classroom efficiency
by providing students with access to web based resources and
online learning activities providing students with greater
learning opportunities. This helps to lessen instructor workloads,
accommodate various student learning styles, personalize the
student learning experience, and requires fewer hours of classroom
time.
Benefits to Students
With course materials accessible 24 hours
a day, students can access online course materials at times
more conducive to their busy schedules. This makes the learning
environment more flexible and accommodating to the needs of
the student. Students can access materials that appeal to
varying learning styles, communicate with peers and the instructor,
navigate through course materials in a more self-directed
style, and can find information they need on their own time
and in their own way with the support and motivation they
would receive in a traditional classroom.
Click the next button in the hybrid
model above to see the various combinations of face-to-face
instruction and distance learning that can be combined to
enrich student learning.
