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Delivery Mode

Level 3: Delivery Mode

This level includes instruction on the following:

  • The difference between in person and online delivery.
  • How to mitigate risk by planning flexible access and participation.
  • How to use the CDDM-R workbook to plan alternate participation options.
  • What eLearning tools can be used to achieve learning outcomes by task.

Delivery Modes

At level 3 you will independently determine the delivery mode (in-person or online) for each of the planned content, activities, and assessments.

  • In Person
    Learning takes place in a classroom environment with an assigned physical space.
  • Online
    Learning is designed for, and is facilitated, using digital/web-based technologies.
  • Any Preference
    Content, activities, or assessments that can appropriately be delivered in any mode can be selected for “any preference”. When possible, you can mitigate risk for students by planning more than one access point for participating in your course.

Choosing Between Modes of Delivery

Generally, any component that you’ve identified for asynchronous communication will be selected for online delivery. Components that are identified for synchronous communication can be selected for in-person or online virtual. Your analysis could be a mixed design of online asynchronous, synchronous virtual, or synchronous in-person components.

The model addresses the possibility for delivery mode variations by giving the option to select any preference when one of the model’s components is not required or any of the delivery methods is appropriate.

Review the following video for more information on choosing between modes of delivery.

Activity – E-Learning Tools for Common Tasks

There are many online tools that can be used to facilitate common learning tasks. The E-Learning Tools for Common Tasks Outcomes activity is an opportunity for you to explore how different course components can be delivered online. This list of e-learning tools are organized by task. Use the dropdown lists to explore eLearning tools that are designed to achieve the task outcomes. This list is not exhaustive but the tools featured are either institutionally supported or supported by our campus partners. There are a few examples of tools that are not formally supported but have been locally adopted by our teaching & learning community.

Holistic Factors

You do not need to be uniform in your synchronous delivery method. Consider these holistic factors that relate to the quantity or quality of the support needed for teaching and learning in different modalities along with the intended learning outcomes and characteristics of the related course components.

  • Institutional Support
    • Available classroom space
    • Available technology
    • Technical support
    • Culture and climate
  • Student Demographics (Bates, 2019)
    • Degree level
    • Year of study
    • Maturation
    • Work or family commitments
    • Location and time zone

Pedagogical Considerations (Beatty, 2019)

  • Equivalence
  • Reusability

Review the following video for more information on holistic factors related to different delivery modes.