KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS
DATE: August 5, 2020
SUBJECT: Fall 2020 Curricular Delivery Plan
FROM: ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
ACTION ITEM: NO
BACKGROUND: The persistence of COVID-19 has forced all institutions of higher learning to be flexible and responsive to the health needs of their entire campus communities. Kentucky State University has developed three approaches to instructional delivery for the Fall 2020, and beyond, if needed, that will enable faculty and students to engage in educational activities safely with an assurance of quality in teaching and learning. The University’s academic calendar has been modified to end instruction on November 20, 2020. On-campus instruction will end on November 20th. No classes will be held November 23rd – November 27th. Classes will resume virtually on November 30th and will be held via remote instruction only.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES: Faculty members have three options for offering courses in the Fall 2020. Courses are offered Monday - Thursday in 75 minute periods. These delivery options are as follows:
- Hybrid- Students will be divided into two smaller groups (half the class in person and half online synchronously) and may meet one day a week in a classroom large enough to accommodate them following CDC social distancing guidelines. These hybrid classes will meet synchronously with students in and out of class to optimize learning in “real time.” Recording of the classes will be available and housed in Blackboard.
- Online on-campus- Student who choose to live on-campus will complete their coursework online and have access to learning support and resources on campus to the extent permitted by CDC and internal operational guidances. The courses will be delivered synchronously with asynchronous access to recorded class presentations housed in Blackboard.
- Online off-campus- Students who chose to remain at home will complete their course work online and have access to learning support and resources that are offered online such as The Thorobred Learning Center and Blazer Library's online collection. This includes the expertise of the online librarian as well as use of the chat with a librarian feature. Those students will be encouraged to participate in the synchronous offering of their courses, but if time zone changes