Course Modality Definitions

MONTANA BOARD OF REGENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION Policy and Procedures Manual SUBJECT: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Policy 303.7.2 – Distance Education: Definitions of Program and Course Modalities Effective: May 16, 2024

 

Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education: Policy and Producers Manual PDF 

 

  1. Face-to-Face (F2F) delivery is a course designed for fully in-person synchronous attendance, with at least 80% (or more) of the scheduled course time occurring within the physical classroom. Coursework and resources may also be completed/available via the campus’s LMS.
  2. Online delivery requires that 100% of the course is offered completely asynchronously online, with no face-to-face interaction between instructors and students required.
  3. Synchronous Remote delivery is a course section offered through scheduled (synchronous) video conferencing. A course delivered through synchronous remote delivery may have a F2F classroom location where students may choose to attend.
  4. Blended delivery is a course delivered partially online in an asynchronous format and partially through face-to-face (F2F) interaction, typically in the classroom. Both online and F2F interactions are required for the course with 20-80% of the course’s instruction offered online. This delivery is characterized by the expectation of reduced F2F class meeting time when compared to the equivalent credit classroom course.
  5. Limited On-Site delivery is a course in which 80% or more of the required instruction (but not all) can be completed via online delivery. Instruction not provided through online delivery must require only concentrated, short-term, on-site experiences and/ or internship, clinical, or practicum experiences that may be completed near a student’s location.
  6. Hybrid-Flexible or ‘Hyflex’ delivery is a course where students may choose to attend either in an assigned face-to-face environment or in an asynchronous online environment (remote synchronous may also be available). In-class meetings will be regularly scheduled, with a minimum of 50% of the weekly contact hours required for a face-to-face course.
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