Course delivery definitions
Course section modality
Effective Spring 2024
| eServices Definition | Course Delivery Mode | Description (Teaching Expectation) | Banner Code |
| Online-synchronous Instruction -New Definition |
Fully Online | A course format that provides required contact hours for the course with at least one required scheduled online synchronous session. The instruction and learning follow a defined schedule. The dates, times, and links for required synchronous online sessions are available to students at the time of registration to ensure students know the commitment before registering for the course. | ROND |
| Online-asynchronous Instruction -New Definition |
Fully Online | A course format that provides required contact hours for the course asynchronously online, but the course may have optional online synchronous or face-to-face sessions. To ensure equity, the instructor records and posts any optional online or face-to-face synchronous sessions with closed captioning and a feedback loop to give students an opportunity to engage with the instructor and other students to confirm learning. The instruction and learning follow a defined schedule (i.e., not self-paced). | RONL |
| Hybrid-synchronous Instruction -New Definition |
Hybrid | A course format that provides required contact hours for the course in a combination of face-to-face and synchronous (online) instruction, with at least one required scheduled online synchronous session. The instruction and learning follow a defined schedule. The dates, times, and locations or links for required F2F or online synchronous sessions are available to students at the time of registration to ensure students know the commitment before registering for the course. | RONB |
| Hybrid-asynchronous Instruction -New Definition |
Hybrid | A course format that provides required contact hours for the course in a combination of face-to-face (physical location) and asynchronous (online) instruction. The instruction and learning follow a defined schedule. The dates, times, and locations for required face-to-face sessions are available to students at the time of registration to ensure students know the commitment before registering for the course. | RONC |
| Flexible Instruction -New Modality |
Hybrid | A course format that provides 100% of the required contact hours for the course in a combination of two of the following delivery formats: online asynchronously, online synchronously, or on-campus face-to-face. A form of hybrid learning that gives students the option to participate in the course in either or both of the two selected delivery formats. | ROFL |
| Hybrid Flexible (HyFlex) Instruction -New Modality |
Hybrid | A course format that provides 100% of the required contact hours for the course online asynchronously, online synchronously, and face-to-face at a physical location. A form of hybrid learning that gives students the option to participate in the course either on-campus face-to-face, online synchronously, online asynchronously, or any combination of the three. | ROHF |
| Hybrid simulcast Instruction -New Modality |
Hybrid | A course format that provides 100% of the instruction simultaneously face-to-face at a physical location and synchronously at a distance. Other required components will be delivered online. | ROHS |
| Face-to-Face Instruction -New Definition |
Face-to-Face | A course format that provides the required contact hours for the course delivered by the instructor in a physical location which may include the use of technology-enhanced materials. | RINP |
| Directed Instruction | Directed/Guided Study | A course that involves individualized direct supervision or guidance, typically with no classroom instruction. The schedule is worked out with the supervising instructor or researcher and may be in person, online, or some combination of modalities. Details should be established through conversation with the supervising instructor or researcher before registration. Not required to take place on a specific day and time. | RINS |