Category Archives: Hybrid Course Content

My hybrid course in a nutshell (Launch Academy – BA 367H)

Launch Academy (BA 367) is a one-session-per-week experiential course for students who would like to launch a new venture while in college. Students come from across campus, from any college or major, and include undergraduates and graduate students. The common … Continue reading

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ENGR 350: Sustainable Engineering in a Nutshell

ENGR 350 is a Bacc Core class which explores the relationship between technology and sustainability.  We cover the entire gauntlet of population trends, climate change, energy, water, food, agriculture, infrastructure, global nutrient cycles, the circular economy, and sustainability policy.  Two … Continue reading

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WGSS 111: Our Course in a Nutshell

“Feminist Perspectives on Current Events” is a 100-level course geared towards students who have never taken a Women, Gender, and Sexuality class before and most likely will not become WGSS majors. Our goal is to develop political and media literacies … Continue reading

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“Sage on stage” vs. “guide on the side”

Online Course Design Pitfall #3: Insist on being the “sage on the stage.” Key issue: Even in a traditional face-to-face setting, as long as students have access to their laptops or phones, they can Google answers to questions asked in class … Continue reading

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I’ve Been FRAMED by a Canvas Developer…

I feel unwittingly framed by Canvas developers! Here’s my insight into avoiding Pitfall #2: Letting a course management system drive thinking. The problem: Developers of platforms like Canvas create an environment for specific users. They build features based on potential use cases … Continue reading

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Hybridizing Sociology of Religion (in a nutshell)

In the new hybrid version of Sociology of Religion, we will be shifting much of the lecture material to online and much of the discussion to the classroom.  This concept has rocked my pedagogical world! The first week students will … Continue reading

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Special Animal Medicine as a newly “hybridized” course

by Jennifer Sargent Special Animal Medicine (frequently abbreviated as SPAM) is a required class on the husbandry, behavior, medicine, and surgery of nontraditional pets. These include common relatively common pets like rabbits and hamsters as well as more classic exotics … Continue reading

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A classroom day in SPAN 113, hybrid style

“How will you use class meeting time? What types of content, activities, assignments and/or assessments will you have online? How will your students’ online learning and classroom experience be linked?” I’ll skip right to the good stuff since Chris and … Continue reading

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NMC 380 Pre-Production in a Nut Shell

Course Description: Focuses on pre-production or the planning phase of various audio/visual storytelling media. Explores creative application of visualizing a text narrative into an audio/visual media production. Topics include story structure, concept development, visual research, cinematic language, shot composition, storyboarding, … Continue reading

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Hybridizing “society and natural resources”

what is the course about? I have taught SOC 481/581 for 4 years now. I have modified it slightly every time I teach it; and finally feel that it is ready for a hybrid version. It is ideally suited to … Continue reading

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