{"id":7749,"date":"2022-12-08T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T16:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/?page_id=7749"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T20:10:51","slug":"course-delivery-modes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/design-center\/course-delivery-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Delivery Modalities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Discover the diverse course modalities at Marshall, designed with a student-centered approach. Understand how, when, and where learning happens to choose the best fit for your teaching and student success.<\/p>\n

The Federal Credit Hour Definition is applied to all courses, regardless of the course delivery modality. Although the amount of face\u2011to\u2011face time may differ across modalities, all courses are substantively equivalent with respect to instructional content and expected work time per credit hour.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marshall Course Modalities and Definitions<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

In-Person: <\/span><\/b>Meets in-person, on-location.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These courses meet at the location and on the days and times noted in the course schedule. Locations can include the Huntington campus, South Charleston campus, or off-campus spaces. They may require some coursework on Blackboard, so students should have access to a computer and internet.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Asynchronous Online (AO): <\/span><\/b>No class meetings, asynchronous work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These courses take place fully online. Members of the class engage in the course at different times, and students have a window of time in which to complete coursework, including exams. Students need consistent access to a computer and internet.<\/span> \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

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Synchronous Online (SO):<\/span><\/b> Meets online at the designated times.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These courses take place fully online. Members of the class engage in the course at the same time, as designated by the class meeting days\/times in the course schedule. Students need consistent access to a computer and internet to complete learning activities on Blackboard and on Teams (or other video conferencing tool). To participate in synchronous online class meetings, students also need access to a webcam.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Synchronous Choice (SC)<\/span><\/b>: Students choose to meet online or in-person\/on<\/span>-location at the designated meeting times.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These courses are delivered by the instructor synchronously, both in-person and online. All members of the class meet at the same time. Students have the choice to attend class in-person (at the location designated in the course schedule) or online (via Teams or other video conferencing tool). Students need consistent access to a computer and internet to complete learning activities on Blackboard. If they choose to attend class online, they also need access to a webcam.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Blended (BL):<\/span><\/b> A blend of online and in-person\/on-location requirements determined by the instructor.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In these courses, instructors determine when the class meets in-person and when the class engages online (synchronously or asynchronously). The course schedule notes the location and the days\/times the class will meet in-person wh<\/span>en it does (ex. 1<\/span>38 Drinko Library, MW 2-3:30). The instructor will communicate more specific in-person and online attendance information in the course syllabus. Students need to have the ability to meet in-person\/on-location as required by the instructor and consistent access to a computer and internet for online work on Blackboard. They may also need a webcam if synchronous online meetings are required.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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HyFlex (FLEX)<\/span><\/b>: Flexible attendance options. Students can meet in-person, synchronous online, or asynchronous online for every class.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These courses are delivered by the instructor in-person, synchronously online, and asynchronously online. The course schedule notes the location and days\/times the instructor will deliver the course. Students can choose to come to class in-person (at the location designated in course schedule), join class synchronously online (via Teams or other video conferencing tool), or work asynchronously online for every class. Students need consistent access to a computer and internet to complete learning activities on Blackboard. If they choose to attend class synchronously online, they may need a webcam.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Distance Course Modality Resources<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n