A sub-committe of the Learning Services Team is working to try to address this topic of online learning.  One of our first discussions was about definitions so that we would understand what we were discussing as we moved ahead.  We found that we could describe four distinct kinds of online learning:

Supplemental Online Resources are digital resources that are used for incidental and reference purposes to supplement the core materials of a class or course.

Hybrid Online Learning is defined as a traditional classroom where the primary curricular materials are digital, the participating students are all studying the same material together and are supported by a content specialist teacher.

Blended Online Learning is defined as a rendezvous classroom configuration where the primary curricular materials are digital, the participating students may be studying different materials and are supported by a generalist teacher.

E-Learning is defined as a virtual classroom where the primary curricular materials are digital, the participating students are highly self-directed in an organized pacing structure and the teacher interacts with students from a distance.

Our sub-committee consists of Mollie McDonald, Karen Goodwin, Susan Dalton, Melinda Ness, Boni Hamilton, Rob Routh and Dan Maas.  We're continuing to work on this... what do you think?