Understanding what hybrid space is, much less understanding what happens in that virtual realm, can raise difficult questions. For example, our campus's question “How do we define hybrid?” has kept us busy and guessing for over a year now. In this article, we offer a few suggestions on how to proceed with hybrid issues, including how to deal with hybrid space during a “crash,” which we experienced across our four course case study. We combine qualitative narrative and quantitative analysis to reach some preliminary conclusions and to provide initial recommendations.
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