What is Hybrid Learning?

Hybrid learning is an approach to teaching and learning that combines the strengths of face-to-face and online classes, resulting in a more flexible and effective educational experience.

By combining traditional face-to-face instruction with online learning, students can acquire knowledge at their own pace through lecture videos and other materials. They use face-to-face class time for more active learning, such as discussions and collaborative activities. This approach promotes greater mastery of the learning content and provides more opportunities for applying the knowledge gained. Additionally, by offering face-to-face instruction simultaneously online, students can choose to participate from anywhere, helping to prevent the spread of infections and making education more accessible and flexible.

Hybrid teaching methods include "Blended teaching" and "HyFlex teaching".

Blended teaching

This is a teaching method that combines face-to-face and online instruction.

Advantages

Use of digital learning materials, such as lecture videos, to enhance learning effectiveness in knowledge acquisition
Increase opportunities to use learned knowledge by dedicating face-to-face class time to discussion and production activities to ensure in-depth understanding and acquisition of knowledge and skills

Points to keep in mind

Students are more likely to feel isolated
Students and faculty need technical assistance
Require faculty to master course design and acquire new teaching skills

Application examples

Alternate between face-to-face and online classes (rotation model)※Flipped class, etc.
Mainly online classes, with face-to-face classes and face-to-face question support upon student request (flex model)

HyFlex teaching

This method allows students to take the same class both face-to-face and online.

Advantages

Students can flexibly choose the means of attendance according to their schedule, physical condition, and other circumstances
Easy transition to online class when face-to-face class become difficult due to infection control measures or other reasons

Points to keep in mind

Time-consuming to prepare for class delivery
Teachers have a higher workload because they have to pay attention to students both in the classroom and in the simultaneous delivery of class

Application examples

Students choose to take the class in face-to-face or online class depending on the situation (self-blended model)

Types of Hybrid Class

This section describes the specific implementation of blended learning.

Blended Learning

This section describes the specific implementation of the HyFlex class.

Hybrid-Flexible Learning

This section describes specific methods of conducting the online class (Synchronous Learning).

Synchronous Learning

This section describes the implementation of the online class (Asynchronous Learning).

Asynchronous Learning

Reference

A typology of blended learning is referenced below.
- Staker, H., & Horn, M. B. (n.d.). Classifying K–12 Blended Learning. 22.（link）
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology's notice "Handling of Distance Learning at Universities, etc. (Notification)" indicates that courses that consist mainly of face-to-face classes with online classes not exceeding half of the class hours fall under the category of "interview classes" as stipulated in Article 25, Paragraph 1 of the Standards for the Establishment of Universities, and do not fall under classes that make advanced use of various media to be taken outside the classrooms where the classes are given (so-called "media classes") as stipulated in Paragraph 2 of the same article. （reference）
Online class is categorized as a "class conducted through the use of media" as recognized by the Standards for the Establishment of Universities. For more information on the types of classes conducted using media, please refer to Kyoto University CONNECT. （reference）
In response to the spread of the new type of coronavirus, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) issued a notice in the 2020 and 2021 academic years requesting flexible handling of the number of courses and teaching methods. （reference）
With regards to handling copyrights contained in lecture materials and other materials during online class, the Agency for Cultural Affairs has issued a notice to rights organizations to give special consideration only to the response to the spread of the new type of coronavirus infection. （reference）
Please refer to this page for information on the treatment of copyrighted materials in the online class.

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