Skills Education

Make deliberate and informed choices about what happens in person, live online and asynchronously

Hybrid learning is about more than putting some learning online and keeping the rest in the classroom. Done well, it brings together different ways of learning so that each mode has a clear purpose and learners experience them as one connected journey.

For trainers and assessors, the challenge is deciding what works best where. When is face-to-face time most valuable? What benefits from live online interaction? And what can learners do independently, at a time and pace that works for them?

This session explores practical ways to make those choices and create hybrid learning that is flexible, connected and manageable. We’ll look at how in-person, synchronous online and asynchronous learning can support different purposes, from introducing information and encouraging reflection to collaboration, practice, feedback and application.

Through practical examples, you’ll explore how to create a clear rhythm across different modes, make transitions between them feel purposeful, support learners participating in different ways, and avoid simply duplicating activities or adding more work for trainers and learners.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Match in-person, live online and asynchronous learning to different learning purposes
• Make purposeful choices about where different activities work best
• Design hybrid learning experiences that connect activities across different modes
• Create a clear and predictable learning rhythm that supports learner participation
• Identify common hybrid learning challenges and practical ways to address them

Participants will receive a complimentary copy of the “Hybrid Learning Planning Guide”:

• A practical guide for deciding what works best where. It compares in-person, live online and asynchronous learning, with examples of activities suited to each. It also includes simple planning prompts to help trainers connect learning across modes, create a clear learning rhythm and avoid unnecessary duplication.

Other value options for registration:

Register for this session as a one-off standalone PD purchase OR via one of:

An Education Matters Elite membership

A PD MAX 2027 ticket