Teaching and Learning

The author also offers an overview of the recent literature on hybrid teaching and learning.

Research on best practices in hybrid courses is discussed and examples provided.

Common tools and resources for building a hybrid course in a higher education setting and provides recommendations for best practices in Learning Management Systems and Open Educational Resources.

Different types of assessments for hybrid learning, outlining the challenges and benefits of assessing in the hybrid classroom, and offers examples of assessments.

Outlines the components of training-both andragogical and technological-most helpful for faculty who are planning to teach a hybrid course.

The community college represents a potentially ideal educational setting for hybrid learning to thrive. The multimodal nature of hybrids, combining both online and face-to-face learning, affords the opportunity to engage students in a variety of ways. Further, many community college students can benefit from the flexibility offered by the hybrid model. At the same time, however, underprepared and first-generation college students, many of whom depend on the community college’s open access mission, can still take advantage of the face-to-face support available in the hybrid format.