Types of Courses that Work Well for MAO
Ever wondered if your course might work well for MAO? Here are a few courses that have implemented MAO. If you do not see your course listed, it doesn’t mean it cannot benefit from MAO. Keep reading and check out ideas on how to use this tool and you might be surprised.
| Courses that have implemented MAO:
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Attendance Options | ||||
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| Subject | Course | Primary Modality | In-person | Live Online | Asynchronous |
| Art | ART 142 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Biology | BIO 182 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Computer Information Systems | CIS 105 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Computer Information Systems | CIS 126 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Computer Information Systems | CIS 133 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Critical Reading and Thinking | CRE 101 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Child Development | CFS 176 | Hybrid | √ | √ | √ |
| Food Costing, Purchasing, and Inventory Control | CUL 120 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| First-Year Composition | ENG 102 | Hybrid | √ | √ | |
| First-Year Composition | ENG 102 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Introduction to Cinematography | FMT 117 | Hybrid | √ | √ | |
| Mathematics | MAT 256 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Mathematics | MAT 257 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Mathematics | MAT 230 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Mathematics | MAT 182 | In-person | √ | √ | |
| Mathematics | MAT 213 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Mathematics | MAT 217 | In-person | √ | √ | √ |
| Mathematics | MAT 103 | In-person | √ | √ | |
Considerations when evaluating if your course could offer MAO:
- A student survey can be given to assess the efficacy of a Multiple Attendance Option (MAO) when considering converting a course to MAO. For example, a Week One survey can ask, “Which Multiple Attendance Option (MAO) will you use the most if these options are available to you?” Then list “Live Online”, “In Person”, “50/50 Live Online/In Person”, etc. to get a sense of the students’ preferred MAO. Using this question, or others like it, will be beneficial when considering converting a course to MAO.
- Courses with a “direct lecture” or “direct instruction” approach for at least part of the class meeting can work well with MAO. For example, in a 75-minute class meeting, if 15-30 minutes were devoted to the introduction of a new topic via direct lecture, then this lecture could be recorded beforehand or in the moment (for asynchronous students) or could be streamed via virtual networking software for synchronous students (in-person or attending virtually). For ease of transitioning from direct lecture to other in-class activities (group work, board work, clicker work, etc.), a clear line of demarcation between direct instruction and other in-class activities tends to work best.
