Examples of Instructional Methods

Think you have a good understanding of the Instructional Methods?  View the scenarios/examples below and try to decide whether the scenario represents a Face-to-Face (Web Enhanced), Blended, Blendsync, Online, or Hyflex Course.

• An instructor meets with their class three hours a week face-to-face in the classroom. Online they have handouts, PowerPoints and grades posted that the students can access. (This is a three credit course that meets three hours a week.)

  Answer: Face-to-Face (Web-Enhanced)

  This is a Face-to-Face (Web-Enhanced) course. The class is meeting three hours a week and the only thing online is supplemental information to enhance the face-to-face course. Even though the materials are online, there is not any direct instruction being presented online. 

• An instructor's class is fully online however they are requiring the students to take an online proctored exam for the midterm and the final.

  Answer: Online

  This class is a fully online course. An online course can have online proctored exams. Online instructors must make these meeting times or exam times as flexible as possible, since most students take online course due to time and life constraints.

• An instructor has the class meet face-to-face in a classroom on Monday. The rest of the week the class should watch the recorded videos and/or complete other assignments online.

  Answer: Blended

  This is a Blended class. Students meet face-to-face at least once a week and then the rest of the material is online. The online portion must equal 51% and less than 99% of the course.

• The instructor has class on Monday and Wednesdays from 8:00-9:20. The students can come to this class or watch via live video. Also if the student is sick or has work they can also just take the class online.

  Answer: Hyflex

  This class is a Hyflex class. The students can come to class on Monday and Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:20, or they can watch the class live via live video at that time, or they can choose to complete all materials and assignments online. This course allows complete flexibility for the student to decide how and when they want to take the class.