Modes of study

Unlike secondary education, studying at a university can take many different forms. You might have classes that meet both on campus and online, and you will likely engage with a variety of online resources.

The digital campus

Not all learning takes place at the physical location where a tertiary institution operates. The tertiary community will have to work across the internet, online resources, digital learning environments and social platforms. The instituion where you're enrolled will aim to use these locations as well as the phsycial ones to best deliver a quality educational experience so you can develop the skills and knowledge to prepare you for work and life.

Blended learning

The blended learning experience is a mix of online and face-to-face activities. Blended learning is flexible, accessible, inclusive and connected, supported by specialist spaces, services and technologies.

Digital learning is a core part of every student's experience. Blended learning programmes may include a mixture of face-to-face and/or online learning activities incorporating different media such as text, audio or visual media. This provides opportunities to explore different learning methods and activities.

A typical example of a blended learning timetable usually means that your lecturers will create in-person classes in the physical classroom and combine them with online classes.

The flipped classroom

In a flipped classroom, students engage with the materials before or outside of the class. It's flipped because you have done the homework before rather than after the class. This gives you the opportunity to discuss the learning material you have explored, contextualise what you have learnt, and clarify any concepts with your teacher.

Concurrent teaching

Concurrent teaching is when a class is both face-to-face and online at the same time. Students who need to attend university remotely can tune into a lecture or tutorial via live video stream on their own device.