1. Blended & hybrid
learning:
a new breed of
animal???

2. Survey 1: who is doing what with
hybridization?
C.I have (or am currently) teaching a hybrid or blended
course
D.I am experimenting with hybrid/blended approaches
E.I am actively planning to offer something
hybrid/blended within the next year or so
F.I barely know what a hybrid course is!

3. What’s a hybrid course? A
blended course? What’s the
difference? Does it matter?

4. Some definitions:
(from Wikipedia)
Blended learning in educational research refers to a mixing of
different learning environments. It combines traditional face-to-face classroom
methods with more modern computer-mediated activities.
Hybrid courses blend face-to-face interaction such as in-class discussions, active group
work, and live lectures with typically web-based educational technologies such as
online course cartridges, assignments, discussion boards, and other web-assisted
learning tools.
Important to note is that the term hybrid is not used often in the U.S., where the more
common term for this kind of education is Blended learning.
(From IRRODL)
Blended [hybrid] learning is a hybrid of classroom and online learning that includes
some of the conveniences of online courses without the complete loss of face-to-face
contact. (from Rovai, A.P. & Jordan, H. (2004). Blended learning and a sense of
community: A comparative analysis with traditional and fully online graduate
programs. IRRODL 5 (2).

5. A popularity contest indicates
“hybrid course” is the more-used:
If you google the 2 terms, you’ll
find that “hybrid course” gets
~406,000; “blended course” gets
~225,000.

6. Yet another search term: hyflex
• Instead of face-to-face OR online, hyflex is face-to-
face AND online
• Key principle is flexibility for the student
• They can attend sessions in the classroom, participate
online, or both.
• Essentially provides multiple pathways through the
course content
• Works well for courses where students arrive with
varying levels of expertise or background in the
subject matter.

7. Hybridization: how does it happen?
College of the Rockies’ case study
1. In the beginning… moodlization
2. Small steps: Class resources & gradebook
3. Steps of convenience: snow days, sick days
4. Bigger steps: hybridizing the week, the month
5. Giant steps: hybridizing the semester/program
6. Iterative steps: bringing quality back in

8. Hybridization: how many different ways can you
slice it?
1. online and face-to-face learning activities
2. online and face-to-face students
3. online and face-to-face instructors.
e.g.
F. alternate classroom & distance
G. Have one group in classroom, one group remote
H. Lectures in classroom, study & discussion by
distance
I. Study & discussion in class, lectures by distance
J. Team teaching: lectures by distance, labs in class
Survey 2: which example (A – E) is of
most interest to you?

9. So why do hybrid? Studies abound…
•Provides “differentiated instruction”
•options in learning environments result in learning
gains.
•options for pacing and attendance
•Increases course completion rate
•Develops independent learning, lifelong learning
skills
•A blended approach results in better performance
for students than either online alone or face-to-face
alone

10. Hybrid delivery:
What’s in it for faculty?
For the institution?

11. So why not do hybrid?
What do people worry about?

12. Hybridization: How do you do it?
•The “Start Simple” or “convenience” approach: lectures
&/or study activities &/or discussion
•The “strategic” approach: think about the
competencies/learning outcomes
•An obvious example: Teaching English as a Second Language
•More radical approaches: Flipping the lecture vs. study
approach
•Choose LMS tools to make this work
•Assessment of learning
•Have a look at the Blended Learning Toolkit (
http://blended.online.ucf.edu/blendkit-course/)

13. Survey 3: do you want to try it?
For what purpose would you like to try a hybrid
course?
D.For more flexibility about where & when I work
E.To gain some experience with online delivery
F.To develop some learning outcomes that might
work better using online tools
G.My Dean/Department Head/institution is
promoting the idea
H.I don’t really want to try it for the foreseeable
future

14. How do we support our students in a
hybrid learning environment?

15. New initiatives
•Mobile learning, situated learning
•Online & remote science
•iPads
•flipping
•What else?

16. References & Resources
3.Rovai, A.P. & Jordan, H. (2004). Blended learning & a sense of
community: A comparative analysis with traditional & fully
online graduate programs. IRRODL 5(2).
http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/192/274
4.7 things you should know about the Hyflex course model
(2010) Educause: http://
net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7066.pdf
5.Studies about hybrid/blended delivery: can't go wrong with
Educause's 146 resources for blended learning http://
www.educause.edu/Resources/Browse/HybridorBlendedLearning/333
6.Queen’s U is doing it in a big way: http://
www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3497869

17. Even more References & Resources
2.How-to: the Blended Learning Toolkit. Lots of support for the
how, when, where, model courses. Check out the faculty
development section. Also view the extensive references
under the Research tab. http://blended.online.ucf.edu/
3.Similarly, you can see blended learning case studies, faculty
self-assessment, learn how to blend: from Simmons College:
http://at.simmons.edu/blendedlearning/
4.Richard Smith’s CMNS 253 course wiki:
https://wiki.sfu.ca/spring11/cmns253wd100/index.php/Main_Page
5.7 things to know about flipped classrooms:
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7081.pdf

18. Q&A