Course Modalities

Course Modalities

Courses scheduled will be offered as:

In-person

All classes sessions are in-person. There are no online class sessions. The course schedule will indicate the days and times of class sessions; public health and safety guidelines will be in place.

Hybrid

Some class sessions are in-person. Some class sessions are online. Please check the course blackboard site for the specifics of the class session meetings.

Online, synchronous

All class sessions are online on specified days at specified times. There are no in-person sessions. Students are expected to participate in class on the scheduled days and times. Assignment submissions and assessments are online via Blackboard.

Online, asynchronous

All class sessions are online. There are no specific days or times. Course learning/interaction takes place online via Blackboard. Activities include but are not limited to online discussion boards, readings, and assignment submissions. Please check on the course blackboard site for the specifics of class participation.

Hybrid HA/ Hybrid Asynchronous

Hybrid classes offer a combination of in-person and online instruction/contact hours. Contact includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions (both student-student and/or student-instructor). Exclusive of exams, it is recommended that at least 25% and at most 75% of classes in hybrid courses are scheduled to meet at a set time on campus, in-person and campuses may set their own meeting schedules and guidelines within these parameters. Online portions of the course may be offered synchronously or asynchronously. CUNY recommends that at least 25% and at most 75% of classes in hybrid courses are scheduled to meet at a set time on campus. Students participate in online portions of the course via asynchronous, deadline based assignment

HS/ Hybrid Synchronous

Hybrid classes offer a combination of in-person and online instruction/contact hours. Contact includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions (both student-student and/or student-instructor). Exclusive of exams, CUNY recommends that at least 25% and at most 75% of classes in hybrid courses are scheduled to meet at a set time on campus, in-person and campuses may set their own meeting schedules and guidelines within these parameters. Online portions of the course may be offered synchronously or asynchronously. All In-Person and Synchronous Online class meeting days/times must be listed in the schedule of classes for students. It is recommended that at least 25% and at most 75% of classes in hybrid courses are scheduled to meet at a set time on campus. Students participate in online portions of the course via designated online synchronous days. Synchronous class sessions will take place at an assigned class time(s). Instructors must communicate to students the class session mode via CUNYfirst, on their syllabus, and in class.

HX/HyFlex

A HyFlex course provides students multiple learning paths and is distinguished from other mixed modality courses by relying on individual student choice from session to session, rather than having the instructor determine the modality for any given lesson. The number of formats available to students will vary from course to course. HyFlex courses typically include a combination of in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous online contact hours. Contact includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions (both student-student and/or student-instructor).

HF/HyField

HyField classes offer a combination of in-person instruction hours that occur off campus doing field-based experiential learning (e.g., primary research, museum visits, local or international team-based projects for a nonprofit or company) during scheduled times and online instruction hours that may be asynchronous and/or synchronous. HyField courses do not require classroom access—all in-person instruction occurs off-campus. Contact includes instruction, learning activities, and interactions (both student-student and/or student-instructor). Synchronous class sessions, whether off campus or online, will always take place at the assigned class time(s). Instructors must communicate to students the class session mode and details about the field work (i.e., location) via CUNYfirst, on their syllabus, and in class.