The Pros of Hybrid Instruction
According to Community College Research Center, since 2010, online college course enrollment has increased by 29 percent. Currently, 6.7 million students or roughly one third of all college students are enrolled in online courses. I am now part of that statistic upon my return to college. I first started to take college classes in the summer of 1996 after graduating high school. Back then they didn’t have the hybrid or online options. Though looking back, maybe I would have completed my degree years ago if colleges offered those additional learning formats. Having a military background, I now look at accomplishing every goal whether it may be big or small from a strategic standpoint. I am currently 39 years old, have a family of four and work full time as a Firefighter. Strategically speaking, taking hybrid classes have proven to be beneficial for me as it relates to my busy life and attacking my educational goals. Therefore every student should see for themselves the pros of …show more content…
Almost like the path of least resistance. College students want an easy and fast way to pursue their degree.
It was intimidating at first for an older student who has never taken a class that was partially online. To be honest, I was ready to drop this class at first. Though with some patience I found the online portion challenging and quite easy after the orientation. You go to class half the time and the other half is done online. Secondly, there is little need for notes. To me, less notes means the more time I get to absorb what the instructor is trying to teach us. Lastly, I feel that the hybrid format spoon feeds a student in a good way. The instructor posts all your homework on Canvas with additional literature for further assistance. In addition, no one likes to waste their time. We want to work smarter not harder. Thus the hybrid instruction is a way just to
According to Community College Research Center, since 2010, online college course enrollment has increased by 29 percent. Currently, 6.7 million students or roughly one third of all college students are enrolled in online courses. I am now part of that statistic upon my return to college. I first started to take college classes in the summer of 1996 after graduating high school. Back then they didn’t have the hybrid or online options. Though looking back, maybe I would have completed my degree years ago if colleges offered those additional learning formats. Having a military background, I now look at accomplishing every goal whether it may be big or small from a strategic standpoint. I am currently 39 years old, have a family of four and work full time as a Firefighter. Strategically speaking, taking hybrid classes have proven to be beneficial for me as it relates to my busy life and attacking my educational goals. Therefore every student should see for themselves the pros of …show more content…
Almost like the path of least resistance. College students want an easy and fast way to pursue their degree.
It was intimidating at first for an older student who has never taken a class that was partially online. To be honest, I was ready to drop this class at first. Though with some patience I found the online portion challenging and quite easy after the orientation. You go to class half the time and the other half is done online. Secondly, there is little need for notes. To me, less notes means the more time I get to absorb what the instructor is trying to teach us. Lastly, I feel that the hybrid format spoon feeds a student in a good way. The instructor posts all your homework on Canvas with additional literature for further assistance. In addition, no one likes to waste their time. We want to work smarter not harder. Thus the hybrid instruction is a way just to