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Hybrid Courses: The Best of Both Worlds

 

Ratings

Overall Rating:

5 stars
Content Quality: 5 stars
Effectiveness: 4.5 stars
Ease of Use: 5 stars
Reviewed: Oct 05, 2006 by Faculty Development
Overview: Hybrid Courses: the Best of Both World is a section of the Durham Technical
Community College Teaching-Learning website. It offers a description of hybrid
courses, rationale for the hybrid course, and links to articles with real life
experience and faculty research on the hybrid course model
Learning Goals: 1. Define Hybrid Courses.
2. Explore reasons for offering Hybrid Courses.
3. Discover resources availabe to learn more about Hybrid Courses.
4. Learn sources of research on Hybrid Courses.
Target Student Population: Faculty interested in Hybrid Courses
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: None
Type of Material: Webpage (text with links to other materials.
Recommended Uses: For instructors who are evaluating the use of their time, energy, background
knowledge and resources with the intention of taking some of their course into
the online world.
Technical Requirements: None

Evaluation and Observation

Content Quality

Rating: 5 stars
Strengths: This section of the DTCC Teaching-Learning website collects and organizes some
extremely valuable information for people who are considering creating a hybrid
course. It lists some helpful strengths of hybrid courses for maximizing
student learning. The linked articles are current and offer the perspective of
experienced instructors, both best practice and lessons learned.

The information is also well organized and seems very accessible.
Concerns:

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating: 4.5 stars
Strengths: Well-written, excellent information for anyone wanting to learn more about
hybrid courses.

Concerns: A link to site for an actual Hybrid Course would have enhanced the effectiveness
of this site.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating: 5 stars
Strengths: Clearly written and easy to use.
Concerns:

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