Using Hybrid Courses to Enhance Honors Offerings in the Disciplines

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Honors Curriculum; Blended Learning; Curriculum Enrichment; Curriculum Design; Dual Enrollment; College Programs; Educational Change; Educational Strategies; Educational Practices

1559-0151

How honors faculty and administrators might best respond to the challenge of AP/IP/dual enrollment credit mandates across the country will depend largely on the nature of their institutions and the size, structure, and mission of their individual programs. While the debate will continue about long-term consequences for the quality of higher education, the realities of the mandates have begun to force new and creative thinking about curriculum design in honors programs that could lead to positive developments for both students and faculty. In response to the demand to develop honors course offerings beyond the general education curriculum, the honors program at Oklahoma City University has experimented with creating hybrid courses that have expanded the honors curriculum in some beneficial new ways, enabling more students to complete honors requirements while increasing the scope of our program's positive impact on our institution as a whole.

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2017

EJ1132096