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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

Asynchronous Online:  

Classes meet online only with no specific day or time meeting requirements. Students are free to interact with the professor, students, and material in the timeframes of their choosing within each week of the semester. Courses are not self-paced, and weekly participation is expected.  Lectures and coursework are online only. 

Synchronous Online: 

Classes meet online only with a specific day and time meeting requirement. Students are expected to attend live class meetings via the professor’s chosen web-conferencing software.  Lectures and coursework are online only.  

Hybrid: 

Classes meet through a combination of in-person meetings at a specific day and time and asynchronous online class sessions. 

Flex:  

Class lectures take place in-person, and are also broadcast live to a remote audience. Students are expected to attend lectures synchronously either in-person or online. Additional coursework may be delivered in asynchronous online format.   

Restricted to graduate-level courses only.

Hy-Flex:

Class lectures take place in-person, and are also broadcast live to a remote audience. Live broadcasted lectures are recorded. Students are expected to attend lectures synchronously either in-person or online, or view the recorded lectures asynchronously within each week of the semester. Additional coursework may be delivered in asynchronous online format.

Restricted to graduate-level courses only.

In-Person:  

Class lectures take place in-person. Students are expected to attend in-person. Additional coursework may be delivered in asynchronous online format.   

Delivery Method  

Direct Instruction  

Student Work  

Student Attendance/Participation  

Time  

Location  

Asynchronous Online  

Asynchronous Online  

Asynchronous Online  

Asynchronous weekly participation  

Not Set  

Online  

Synchronous Online  

*No Trad UG student courses  

Synchronous Online  

Asynchronous Online  

Attends live direct instruction, asynchronous weekly participation of student work  

Direct instruction has set time.  

Online  

Hybrid  

In-Person or Asynchronous online (faculty choice)  

In-Person or Asynchronous online (faculty choice)  

Attends in-person session, asynchronous weekly participation.  

In-person session has set time  

In-Person and Online  

Flex   

*Graduate Courses Only  

  

In-Person or Synchronous online (student choice)  

Asynchronous (may or may not make use of LMS)  

Student must attend direct instruction in-person or synchronously online. Asynchronous weekly participation of student work.  

Direct instruction has set time.  

In-Person or Online  

HyFlex   *Graduate Courses Only  

  

In-Person or Synchronous online, or Asynchronous viewing of Recorded Lectures  

(Student Choice) 

Asynchronous (may or may not make use of LMS)  

Student must attend Direct instruction in-person or synchronously online, or view recorded lectures within each week. Asynchronous weekly participation of student work.  

Direct instruction has set time. Students may elect to view recorded lectures with the week of the session. 

In-Person or Online  

In-Person  

In-Person  

Asynchronous (may or may not make use of LMS)  

Student must attend Direct instruction in-person. Asynchronous weekly participation of student work.  

Direct instruction has set time.  

In Person