The theoretical and practical resources below offer an overview of hybrid teaching in general. It is important to note that the term hybrid is used interchangeably with “Blended Learning,” “HyFlex Model,” and “Synchronous Hybrid Model.” Many of the strategies and best practices mentioned in these resources may be adapted to the teaching of writing in creative ways. The resources below are divided according to the resource’s main purpose.
Theoretical Resources
- Ahlgren Riikka, et al. “Success factors for hybrid teaching.” INTED2020 Proceedings : 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference March 2nd-4th, 2020, edited by Gómez Chova L. International Association of Technology Education and Development, 2020.
This paper aims to identify successful hybrid teaching based on 12 semi-structured teacher interviews in a higher education institute. - Buzzetto-More, Nicole A., and Retta Guy. “Incorporating the Hybrid Learning Model into Minority Education at a Historically Black University.” Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, vol. 5, no. 1, 2006, pp. 153-164.
This study indicates that hybrid learning has a positive future in minority education; however, more research is needed. - Helms, Samuel A. “Blended/hybrid courses: a review of the literature and recommendations for instructional designers and educators.” Interactive Learning Environments, vol. 22, no. 6, 2014, pp. 804-810.
This article offers a review of the existing literature on hybrid instruction, discussing the key terminology and overviewing some affordances and advantages of this mode of teaching. Finally, the author includes some recommendations for improving blended instruction through scheduling, communication, and other considerations. - “Model Options.” Clemson University.
This page offers a nice, visual overview of the various teaching models available and their explanations.
Practical Resources
- Beatty, Brian, J. Hybrid-Flexible Course Design: Implementing student-directed hybrid classes. EdTech Books, 2019.
This open access book provides an overview of the hyflex design model and provides theoretical and hands-on implementation strategies. - Beatty, Brian, J. “Hyflex Course Design Model with Brian Beatty.” ThinkUDL.
In this podcast episode, Beatty provides an overview of the hyflex course design model, and its implementations in several contexts. - Bower , Matt, and Jodie Torrington. Typology of Free Web-Based Learning Technologies, Educause, 29 Apr. 2020, https://library.educause.edu/resources/2020/4/typology-of-free-web-based-learning-technologies.
This 2020 typology of technologies provides a variety of free technologies divided into pedagogical categories. As part of their selection criteria, the authors have chosen tools which are “freely available”, “openly accessible” and are “educationally applicable”. - Bruff, Derek. “Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms.” Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching.
Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching provides ideas for conducting a Hybrid Class given the ideal classroom, environmental, and technological conditions are met. The page offers links to tools and examples. - EdTech Books is an open textbook publishing platform, which offers a variety of e-books including, but not limited to topics such as online, hybrid, universal design, etc. You have a limit of downloading 10 e-books, but may email the publisher to request more access.
- “Getting Started with Designing a Hybrid Learning Course.” Center for Teaching Innovation. Cornell University.
This page is a resource outlining techniques to design hybrid learning courses. - “Hybrid and Online Syllabuses.” Center for Teaching & Learning: Baruch College.
This website includes sample syllabi for hybrid and online syllabi from courses in various disciplines at Baruch College. - “Hybrid Learning @ Penn State.” Penn State.
This Penn State website offers a number of resources for hybrid course design and instruction. The website overviews the affordances and challenges of hybrid learning, key considerations in designing and teaching hybrid courses, as well as best practices and additional resources for instructors. - “Hybrid Streaming Course Design Model.” USC Center for Excellence in Teaching.
This resource from USC gives an overview of hybrid course design and includes tips for planning hybrid courses. - McGee, Patricia, and Abby Reis. “Blended Course Design: A Synthesis of Best Practices.” Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, vol. 16, issue 4, 2012, pp. 7-22.
This study reports on a qualitative meta-analysis of publicly available resources on blended course design, which reveals the overarching principles and assumptions of blended learning. In addition, the authors discuss certain challenges and tensions in blended-modality courses. - Paull, Joanna N., and Jason Allen Snart. Making Hybrids Work: An Institutional Framework for Blending Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Higher Education. NCTE, 2016.
In this book (available online from the BU Libraries), the authors discuss hybrid learning from an institutional perspective, from advertising hybrid courses to developing and supporting hybrid courses at higher education institutions, to training instructors and implementing hybrid models across the curriculum. - Snart, Jason A. Hybrid Learning: The Perils and Promise of Blending Online and Face-to-Face Instruction in Higher Education. Praeger, 2010.
This book (available online from the BU Libraries) contextualizes hybrid learning in the broader educational and cultural setting, as well as overviews both the challenges and affordances of this mode of teaching. Additionally, the author provides real-life examples of successful hybrid courses. - Vaughan, Norman Dr., et al. Teaching in Blended Learning Environments: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry. Edmonton, AB, Athabasca University Press, 2013.
This book provides an introductory overview of blended learning and discusses the modifications that need to be made when courses are touted in a blended format.