Delivery Modes of Instruction

Given recent advents in technology, there are now numerous ways of delivering instruction to students, though the traditional face-to-face mode of instruction remains popular.  The following section looks at face-to-face instruction and the continuum of distance learning, including web-enhanced classes, hybrid, HyFlex, and entirely online. Opportunities and challenges are presented by each, and strategies are suggested for each model.

Delivery Modes

Face-to-Face Teaching
As the name implies, face-to-face instruction occurs when the instructor and the students are gathered in the same place at the same time.

Online Teaching
Online instruction refers to course that are delivered virtually online. Students and instructors connect via technology to review lectures, submit assignments and communicate with one another.