Teaching Strategies for Hybrid/Blended Courses

 

The following resources offer teaching strategies for courses where face-to-face (in-person) and remote (online) modes are used. Your course may be hybrid, blended, or hyflex, depending on the type, distribution, and delivery of teaching and learning activities. 

General Effective Practices for Teaching Hybrid and Blended Courses 

• Key Effective Practices in Blended and Hybrid Courses 
• Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching: Advantages, Disadvantages, Ideal Uses, and Finding Balance  

Building Community and Connection and Supporting Students’ Well-Being Creating Community and Connection 

• Create a Get to Know You Student Survey for Remote Courses 
• Building Belongingness, Community, and Connection in Remote Courses 
• Using a Backchannel in In-Person Synchronous Classes 
• Gather Mid-Semester Feedback from Students to Inform your Teaching 
• Supporting Students’ Self-Regulated and Self-Directed Learning 
• Teaching Threshold Concepts

Supporting Accessibility 

• Accessible Education Resources (Diversity and Human Rights Office)  
• Tips for Accessibility when Moving to Online Course Delivery (Accessibility Services) 
• Hybrid Semester: Tips for Accessible Teaching & Learning (Accessibility Services) 

Using Active and Collaborative Learning to Support Student Learning and Engagement 

• Face-to-Face 
• Remote (online) 

Classroom Management, Course Communication, and Logistics 

• Should I share my learning outcomes with students? 
• Classroom Management of Non-Academic Misconduct in the Remote Environment 
• Creating a Weekly Routine for your Course (CRDI PCS planning guide, p. 5-7 and 14) 

Lecturing, Sharing Content, and Creating Videos 

• Sharing Content and Demonstrating Skills (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 13-14)
• Lectures, Guest Speakers, Demonstrations, and Simulations (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 15) 
• Asynchronous Lectures, Presentations, and Demonstrations: Creating Effective Videos (CRDI T&L planning guide, p. 16-17) 

Selecting Teaching Tools and Technologies 

• Evaluating Teaching Tools and Resources (CRDI T&L activities planning guide, p 32-34) 
• OpenEd’s resources for Teaching Remotely, Web Conferencing, Educational Technologies Instructional Videos, Instructional Technology Webinar Series, and Digital Tools for Assessment and Active Learning