hybrid learning

American  

[hahy-brid lur-ning] / ˈhaɪ brɪd ˈlɜr nɪŋ /

noun

1. education in which the face-to-face classroom experience is combined with or replaced by an online experience that includes synchronous and asynchronous interactions with peers and instructors, and lessons and assessments that can be completed digitally or in person.

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Etymology

Origin of hybrid learning

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Students who test negative for tuberculosis will be allowed to return to campus even after hybrid learning commences.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The distance learning and hybrid learning models used during the pandemic cannot be blamed for what was already happening before they were adopted.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

After closing their campuses in March 2020, most high schools extended virtual and hybrid learning arrangements throughout 2020 and 2021.

From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Prof David Latchman, vice-chancellor at Birkbeck, University of London and a representative for Universities UK, told the BBC that hybrid learning had been part of the long-term plan for many universities even before Covid.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

Eventually, Cresskill offered hybrid learning, working with a local church, utilizing its 14 classrooms.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022