Category Archives: Hybrid Course Design

My hybrid course in a nutshell

Posted on May 18, 2018 by yangse

FIN 441 talks about financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, and investment funds, etc. Students will learn how financial institutions operate and why their efficient operation is important to the economy. The course is offered in the fall (2 … Continue reading →

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Open-ended Discussion Boards to enable student-led discovery/content

Posted on April 24, 2018 by greggji

For my course I will have 2 open-ended discussion boards that students can post new information that they have come across from other sources outside the class.  This will allow students to contribute to the direction of the course discsussion … Continue reading →

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Online Course Design Pitfall #4: Expect your students to consume knowledge rather than create it.

Posted on April 22, 2018 by stiegers

I find this pitfall difficult to overcome, especially, when I think about how I should address areas, which have traditionally been taught with a face-to face lecture (e.g. anatomy, physics, etc..) in a small, but still large class. I struggle … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Online Team Projects

Posted on April 22, 2018 by marksa

My goal, since this is a new course is to “author” not “re-author” my course materials to take full advantage of the benefits of both in-class and online delivery methods. The course; Introduction to Design Management is a 300 level, … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the “Sage on the Stage”

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Perry Hystad

How does your class add value to the wealth of free online content available to students?  I believe this is a central question to creating any successful class, but especially for hybrid courses when a large portion of content delivery … Continue reading →

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Avoid a common pitfall of hybrid course design: Insist on being the “sage on the stage”

Posted on April 22, 2018 by yangse

The real pitfall of insisting on being the “sage on the stage” in a hybrid course is that the online portion of the course may become a “poor” replication of many excellent virtual learning sources that are readily available on … Continue reading →

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Expecting students to consume rather than create

Posted on April 21, 2018 by lohrc

Literature about adult learning clearly identifies interaction with the material as a key piece to learning. One challenge we face in the traditional veterinary curriculum is that students spend 30-35h a week in class or laboratories – leaving little to … Continue reading →

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Don’t ignore the ways students learn from each other when going hybrid

Posted on April 20, 2018 by reynolry

The face-to-face version of my course aims to allow students to learn from each other, rather than just from the instructor. This is accomplished by including in-class participation as ten percent of the final grade. Students are required to earn … Continue reading →

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Synthesize, Mix, and Create

Posted on April 20, 2018 by sakumak

  Online and hybrid courses tempt instructors to provide students with ALL the resources, background information, activities and expecting students to go through each thing and absorb it all.  A major pitfall is that we Expect students to consume knowledge rather … Continue reading →

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Avoiding common pitfalls in general human nutrition hybrid course

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jenny Jackson

The face-to-face version of my General Human Nutrition course (NUTR 225) currently includes lectures (PowerPoint), exams, and informal discussions during class meeting times, and quizzes and a project submitted via Canvas. The online version of the course includes all of … Continue reading →

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