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Scheduling

Once you decide to offer a hybrid course, you'll work closely with the Registrar's office to list your course appropriately and to find the right time and place to meet with your class during your face-to-face hours.

Instructional Methods in Banner

Instructional Method Banner Instructional Method Code Description Example

Face to Face
(Traditional)

TRAD

Course that is taught in a traditional face-to-face classroom setting

Course meets in-person on Tuesday / Thursday in a classroom on campus

Blended / Hybrid (Up to 49% Web)

B3WEB

Course that is taught both face-to-face and online with 49% or less of the course offered online

Course meets in-person on Monday / Wednesday and either 1)meets online on Friday w/ synchronous instructions, or 2)activities / assignments are completed asynchronously online by students in lieu of a Friday meeting

Blended (50%
or More Web)

BWEB

Course that is taught both face-to-face and online with 50% or more of the course offered online

Course meets in-person on Monday and either 1) most activities and assignments are completed asynchronous online by students on their own time by a specific due date, or 2) the course meets online with synchronous instruction on Wednesday/Friday 

100% Web
Asynchronous

DWEB

Course that is taught 100% online in which students complete activities and assignments on their own time to meet course deadlines

All course materials are provided online and students follow a course schedule with assignments that must be completed by an established due date

100% Web
Synchronous

DWEBS

Course that is taught 100% online in which students are required to participate in online meetings/lectures at specific days and times

Course meets online on Tuesday / Thursday

100% Web Mix
Asynchronous
& Synchronous

DWEBM

Course that is taught 100% online in which students are required to participate in online meetings/lectures at specific days and times and also complete activities and assignments on their own times to meet course deadlines

Course meets online on Monday and students additional online activities / assignments to complete on their own time by a specific due date

Flexible Face 
to Face or
Online

FLEX

Course that is taught in a traditional face-to-face classroom setting but also livestreamed online and recorded so students have the flexibility to choose the modality for any class sessions (HyFlex Model)

Course meets in-person on Monday / Wednesday/Friday in a classroom on campus that is livestreamed online and recorded.  On any given day, student may choose to attend class sessions in-person, sychronously onlin (via livestream), or asynchronously online (via course recordings)

50% or more
Two-Way AV

BTWON

Course that is taught more than 50% via two-way video to a specific site

Course that meets in-person on Monday and meets via two-way video to a specific site on Wednesday / Friday. 

OR Course that meets on two-way video to a specific site on Monday/Wednesday with activities/assignments completed asynchronously online by students in lieu of a Friday meeting.

Other Distance Delivery

DOTH

Course that is considered an internship, clinical, or practicum course and is part of a 100% online program

Internship, clinical, or practicum course completed off-campus as part of a 100% online program

100% Two-Way AV

DTWS

Course that is taught 100% via two-way video.

Course that meets specific days and times via two-way video delivered to a specific site (e.g. Columbia course delivered via two-way site; Beaufort course taught on Blufton campus delivered via two-way video to Beaufort camps, etc.)

Palmetto
College Course

PLMC

Course that is offered as part of a Palmetto College program

Palmetto College course

When scheduling your hybrid course, be sure to include enough details in the notes of your course so that students are well aware of all face-to-face and online obligations.  See example below.  Any course that is more than 50% web delivery or two-way AV must be approved for distributed learning delivery (approved by INDEV and Faculty Senate for undergraduate courses and Graduate Council for graduate courses).

This is an online course. You will need access to a computer with Internet access. Class is delivered via Blackboard.  To access your course, logon at: https://blackboard.sc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp This class will meet weekly in the evening for 75 minutes. Two weeks prior to the start of the course, the instructor will determine the meeting schedule based on student responses to a Doodle Pool survey.


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