Online, Virtual Hybrid, and Traditional Hybrid Courses
In addition to traditional on campus courses offered during fall 2020, SF will offer numerous classes for summer and fall 2020 that either do not require campus attendance or which have reduced campus attendance. These include:
- standard online courses with no on-campus attendance requirements
- virtualized hybrid courses with no on-campus attendance but virtual attendance required on specific days and time using technology like Zoom or Microsoft Teams
- traditional hybrid courses that combine onsite and online instruction.
Hybrid courses have reduced time spent in the classroom and either (a) the rest of the work may be done online or (b) the rest of the meeting time takes place in real-time using technology like Zoom.
NOTE: Students taking professional-technical courses (in health sciences, biotechnology, public safety, skilled trades, and others) may be invited to return to campus as soon as it is safe to do so.
Use the following examples to identify the type of class you have within eSantaFe.
Fully online courses (with no real-time expectations or campus attendance):
- Have an "M" in the section number
- Campus & Room column says Online
Virtualized hybrid courses (real-time virtual meetings but no campus attendance):
- No "M" in the section number
- Campus & Room column says Northwest *S-YNC
- Days/Time column lists when the class meets online
Traditional hybrid courses (campus attendance and online / virtual course work):
- No "M" in the section number
- Campus & Room column contains the meeting location
- Days/Time column states Hybrid Info under the course meeting times
When you select a traditional hybrid course, you will receive a message stating “This section is a hybrid section which requires alternating in-class meetings and online meetings.”
Any student coming to campus will be asked to follow health and safety rules such as wearing a mask and social distancing. These rules will be communicated across the college prior to term starts.
Web-Enhanced Courses
This term is used when you don’t have any reduced time in a physical classroom, but your instructor still includes many online components to the course, such as handouts, course notes, quizzes, a grade book and other tools to enhance learning and make course materials accessible 24/7.