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

But activists redoubled their efforts, regrouping into another encampment and prompting university leadership to move to hybrid learning.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024

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

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022