Chamberlain, M., Davis, L., & Kumar, M. (2005). The University of Houston embraces hybrid instruction The Texas Journal of Distance Learning [Online serial], 2(1), 17-23. Available: http://www.txjdl.org/articles/v2i1/hybrid/
The University of Houston Embraces Hybrid Instruction
The University of Houston (UH) has undertaken an ambitious initiative in the use of hybrid instruction. From a pilot of three courses delivered using this instructional mode during the Spring 2004 semester, UH deployed 29 hybrid courses in Fall semester of 2004, and 47 hybrid courses in the Spring of 2005. Nationally, colleges and universities have found that the use of hybrids can reduce costs while improving student performance, retention, and course satisfaction. In this document, a review of the literature is provided and initial experiences with hybrids at UH are discussed.