​​​Understanding the Various Course Formats

Face to Face / Web-Enhanced

• Students attend class in a physical classroom on campus
  
• Instructors and students interact in a shared space
  
• Instructors may use eLearning to supplement course content or assignments
  

Hybrid

• A mix of online, live online, and traditional face-to-face
• No more than 50% of course work is done online
  
• Students will attend class in a physical classroom on campus for at least 50% of class meetings
  
• Includes both synchronous and asynchronous learning

Live Online

• Students attend class online at specific times via a web-conferencing platform
• These online class meetings are real-time (synchronous) and allow for real-time interaction with instructors and classmates
• Additional content and assignments assigned via eLearning

Online

• Students attend class and complete all work entirely online via eLearning
• Instructors provide content to read, watch, or interact with online
• Students are not required to be online at a specific time or from a specific place (asynchronous)
• Students must meet deadlines but can choose when they do their work