The hybrid course: Merging on-line instruction and the traditional classroom

Authors:
Gordon E. McCray
Affiliations:
The Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA E-mail: gmccray@wfu.edu
Venue:
Information Technology and Management
Year:
2000

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Abstract

The efficacy of on-line learning environments has received considerable attention in recent years. Generally, researchers have found little impact of virtual learning environments on learning outcomes. With a few exceptions, however, these studies have focused upon distance learning courses where students enter the course without expectations of significant amounts of face-to-face contact with the instructor(s). Information technology, and particularly Web-based multimedia, increasingly offers opportunities to transfer content delivery and other associated activities from face-to-face settings to on-line venues. However, in order for this transference of content and process to be effective in courses recognized as face-to-face courses, students must find the virtual environment appealing. They must also achieve learning outcomes at least as high as those achieved in traditional class settings. The research reported upon herein demonstrates the utility of on-line learning environments in traditional classes both as an efficient means for executing activities previously tethered to the classroom setting and as a means to allow the pursuit of higher levels of learning.