Hello,
We know students have been receiving emails from various offices that class modes will be subject to change to various modes: online, in person, hybrid, etc.
These changes are currently being determined and have not yet been determined which courses will be in what mode. The changes should be complete by early-mid July and will be reflected in the fall class schedule in studentadmin.
One of the best ways to view the modes once they change is in the Dynamic Class Search, though it likely appears in other screens as well.
We don’t yet know which courses will be online vs in person. We will learn the new modes the same way as students: by looking in the class schedule.
Once they make the changes, if you need different formats for your classes, it’ll be a matter of adjusting any of your classes based on their new modes.
The fall class registration system reopens for all students on July 27th. Please mark that date on your calendar if you'd like to make any changes. It will remain open for changes through the 10th day of Fall classes (add/drop period).
The various modalities available are described below:
- Online
- A course that has been previously approved and developed for online and can be taught completely asynchronously. No dedicated specific synchronous meeting times are required to be listed in PeopleSoft. The course will be listed as www in PeopleSoft.
- Distance Learning Asynchronous
- A course that has not been previously approved for online or developed through eCampus. No scheduled weekly meeting times are required to be listed in PeopleSoft. The course will be listed as www in PeopleSoft.
- Distance Learning Synchronous
- A course that will be taught synchronously online (using WebEx, Blackboard Collaborate, or Microsoft Teams) with scheduled weekly meeting times required to be listed in PeopleSoft. The course will be listed as DL in PeopleSoft.
- Distance Learning Flex
- A course that will be taught using a combination of synchronous online (using WebEx, Blackboard Collaborate, or Microsoft Teams) and asynchronous approaches. Scheduled weekly meeting times will be required although not all will be used for synchronous activities. This course will be listed as DL in PeopleSoft.
- Hybrid/Blended Flex
- A course that will rely upon mostly asynchronous activities together with a more flexible irregular need to meet on occasion synchronously with students in person. Scheduled weekly meeting times are required (although actual use will be varied and more limited). This course will be listed as H/B in PeopleSoft.
- Hybrid/Blended Platooning
- A course that will rely upon synchronous face-to-face instruction for a group of students physically present in the classroom with recorded or live lecture streaming for students not physically present in the classroom (e.g. MWF course schedule, 1/3 of students attend M, 1/3 W, 1/3 F, or Tu/Thur course schedule, ½ students attend Tu, ½ attend Thur). Scheduled weekly meeting times are required to be listed in PeopleSoft. This course will be listed as H/B in PeopleSoft.
- In-Person
- A course that will be taught face-to-face in person and scheduled meeting times are required to be listed in PeopleSoft. Social distancing guidelines will require a larger classroom space than previously (e.g. a W section with 19 students will require a classroom size of ~60). This course will be listed as in-person in PeopleSoft.
For more information, contact: the instructor of the course at or economics@uconn.edu