Instruction Mode Definitions

CodeDescriptionDefinition
PClassroom basedThe class meets 71%-100% face-to-face on a regular schedule for the required 750 minutes per credit hour time period. The class may meet in a classroom on campus or at an alternative physical meeting location. The class may use no more than 29% online options to accompany in-person instruction.   Example: Class meets MWF from 10:00-10:50am in campus classroom.  Example: Class meets T/R from 12:30-1:45 pm in campus classroom Example: Class meets MWF from 10:00-10:50 am in campus classroom. Some asynchronous online instruction prepares students for “flipped” Fridays. Instead of a lecture on Friday, class time is spent doing interactive work such as discussions, problem-solving, answering homework questions, and group activities that traditionally are done only outside of class. Online quizzes are given prior to Friday class to ensure students have covered the material necessary to be prepared for class.  
RFRooFlexDuring scheduled class meetings, learning activities accommodate students attending class in both face-to-face and online equally. Students have the discretion to participate in face-to-face or synchronous virtual attendance to best accommodate their weekly schedules. The class may use no more than 50% fully online options during the term of delivery.   Faculty will notify students within the first week of class if additional asynchronous participation is permitted.    The class requires specialized scheduling in classrooms on campus (or an alternative physical meeting location) that provide simultaneous online delivery by the instructional team. Weekly expectations for synchronous participation will be designated at the time of enrollment.  eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
Multimodality Classroom designation and instructor certification 
BBlended Class (Reduced Seat Time)Participants of a Blended course meet five or more time on-campus. The class meets 30%-74% face to face and 30%-74% online not to exceed 100%. Courses include both required classroom attendance and online instruction.  Classes have substantial activity conducted outside of the classroom, which will substitute for some classroom meetings.  A portion of the 750 minutes/credit hour time period for the class is delivered using a variety of eLearning technologies and resources rather than in a physical classroom. It is sometimes called hybrid.   Example: Class meets MW from 10:00-10:50am in campus classroom and F class time is replaced by web instruction/activities. (reducing seat time at least 30%, replaced with equivalent online instruction/activities). 
OCBlended Online Campus (Primarily Online)Participants of an OC course meet between one and four times on-campus. The class meets 0-15% face to face and 16-100% online not to exceed 100%. The majority of the course occurs online through activities and interactions using a variety of eLearning technologies and resources. These activities can occur in real-time (synchronously) or asynchronously. There are defined deadlines for completion of assignments and other course related activities.  On-campus meeting could include but are not limited to one-time orientation session, on-campus proctored exam, in person presentation and evaluation.   eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
OSPrimarily Online SynchronousThe class is primarily online 75%-99% of teaching and learning activities occur through the use of a variety of eLearning technologies and resources. The course has required real-time (synchronous) interactions between instructor and students, usually through the use of online conferencing tools. The course is characterized by regular and substantive online interactions between course instructor and course participants which occur both synchronously and asynchronously. There are defined deadlines for completion of assignments and other course related activities. The class may have minimal in-person 1%-25%.  Example: Class meets online T from 6:30-8:00 pm with asynchronous online activities. The T meeting may be transmitted from any classroom or office space.  eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
OAPrimarily Online AsynchronousThe class is primarily online 75%-99% of teaching and learning activities occur online through the use of a variety of eLearning technologies and resources. The course has no required real-time (synchronous) interactions between instructor and students. The course is characterized by regular and substantive asynchronous online interactions between course instructor and course participants although it may have minimal in-person meetings, like an orientation at the start of the term or the requirement for in-person, proctored exams there can be 1%-25 in person requirement. There are defined deadlines for completion of assignments and other course related activities.  Example:  In a writing intensive course, the class doesn’t meet regularly, but may meet online in small groups or with the instructor during scheduled appointments or mutually available times.  Students edit each other’s essays using online collaboration tools and may meet with the instructor virtually as needed.  Example: The majority of the course involves discussing various media (case studies, written, video, audio) using online tools to write, comment, reflect, debate, or persuade, to simulate a class discussion. Individual or group presentation recordings may be another form of students demonstrating an understanding of the material.  eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
DSWholly Online SynchronousThe class is wholly online 100% of the instruction and interaction occurs via electronic communication, correspondence or equivalent mechanisms, with the faculty and students physically separated from each other, and students must gather online at the same time regularly (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly) for ‘meetings’ via the Internet. There are defined deadlines for completion of assignments and other course related activities. The class has 0% in person requirement.  Example: Class meets online T from 6:30-8:00 pm with synchronous online activities.   eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
DAWholly Online AsynchronousThe class is wholly online 100% of the instruction and interaction occurs via electronic communication, correspondence or equivalent mechanisms, with the faculty and students physically separated from each other, there is no set meeting time for the faculty and students. There are defined deadlines for completion of assignments and other course related activities. The class has 0% in person requirement.  eLearning Certification: Both course and instructor certification required 
VIVideoThe class meets via interactive video conference on a regular schedule for the required 750 minutes per credit hour time period. The class generally meets at on off sight location or students may have the option of attending the class by logging in through a LMS system.