Clarification of Terms

We've been bombarded with some new terms over the past few years - hybrid, hyflex, asynchronous, and the like. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Likely, many of these terms are not actually new - the concepts having been around for many years. What IS new is the actual implementation of said instructional and meeting strategies. I wanted to make a table of terminology for myself so as to not get confused.

Web Facilitated Course

A course would be labelled as Web Facilitated when less than 30% of course content is delivered to students online through a learning management system (LMS). Arguably, this is basically every college / university classroom. Items usually posted include the syllabus, content documents (PDF, PPT), announcements, and maybe a few supplemental materials.

Blended Teaching

Flipped Teaching

Online Teaching: Synchronous and Asynchronous

Hybrid Teaching

HyFlex Teaching

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References:

Brame, C. (2013). Flipping the classroom. Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching. Retrieved September 19, 2023, from http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/flipping-the-classroom/.

Calafiore, P. & Giudici, E. (2021). Hybrid versus Hyflex instruction in an introductory finance course. International Journal of Education Research 16(1), 40+.

Garrison, D. R., & Kanuka, H. (2004). Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education. Internet and Higher Education, 7, 95–105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2004.02.001.

Hrastinski, S. (2019). What do we mean by blended learning? TechTrends, 63, 564–569. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-019-00375-5