SELECTING COURSES TO OFFER IN THE HYBRID MODE The courses that are the first candidates for hybridization are often courses already online with rich media available. This would include traditional eLearning classes and web-enhanced classes. It is recommended that faculty & the design team have at least one semester lead time to prepare a course. This is essential when the course does not have any eLearning materials already. Consider if students are prepared for online coursework (computer requirement, broadband access) Think about what you do best in the traditional classroom and retain that portion of the class for the face-to-face experience.  Often times this will be labs, demonstrations, formulaic board writing & correction, conferencing, editing and revision. Conversely, you should examine what is NOT working in the classroom and see if can be improved online or with the extended time provided in hybrids. Put online those materials that are best viewed on a computer or use the web for materials that are remedial in nature.  For example, if you are a good lecturer but find effective classroom discussion a challenge, use a bulletin board to encourage discussion and promote effective responses. Conversely, if your classroom discussions bring life to your traditional classroom, but you find students nodding off during lectures, you might move much of your lecture online where you can bring it to life with images, audio & video. Hybrid learning is often used with large enrollment courses because of facility limitation issues. Though this not a valid pedagogical reason to use it, these courses also allow limited interaction in a classroom setting and may benefit from the hybrid settings.  Some compare the hybrid experience to the use of lectures paired with small group recitations, but moderated by the professor. However, LMS such as WebCT allow for TA's to  monitor and participate in discussion within one class or in sections. The administration needs to understand and allow for variations in hybrid courses and avoid trying to place all hybrid classes in the same online/F2F configuration. It is, of course, easier for scheduling and registration if all hybrids follow one format.