HYBRID COURSES

In-person and online

The best of both worlds. Your course content is delivered through a combination of in-person and online. You have the opportunity to interact with the instructor and course material in a way designated by your instructor. You will likely engage in online learning activities before, during and after in-person classes so you can collaborate with classmates.

The hybrid format offers a mix of in-person and online learning opportunities, but each is carefully planned and designed by the instructor to create the best learning outcome for you.

Some hybrid courses have a rotating schedule. For example, an instructor may choose to have half of the students report to campus on Tuesdays, while the other half participates through online activities. On Thursday, the groups may switch places (with half of the students on campus and half online).

In other hybrid courses, an instructor may deliver lectures online but hold in-person sessions for discussions, performance, laboratory experimentation or problem-solving. It is important to clarify with your instructor how your class will operate.

You can expect to see a variety of tools used in a hybrid course. For example, some pre-work may be expected to be completed online (such as watching a video or responding to a discussion post) before an in-person discussion or problem-review session. This is sometimes referred to as “flipping the classroom.”

Why It Works

It reduces the physical classroom time needed, offering flexibility for both the students and instructor.

Students receive immediate feedback and engage with others during in-person sessions.

In the online portions, students may have more flexibility in their schedule and can use audio-visual communication tools to engage with others.

This approach allows for in-person activities that are not easy to transition to an online format.

A shift to fully online delivery would be less disruptive, since the instructor and students are already familiar with the online format and expectations.

Find It on the Schedule

At this point in time, traditional In-Person courses, Hybrid and HyFlex courses look the same on the WVU course schedule.

Because these three formats provide some in-person, on-campus participation, they will show:

Meeting days and times

A building location with an assigned room

You can ask the program director or department chair about the specific course delivery format.