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Online teaching is pervasive throughout higher education today. At the same time, traditional universities have struggled to address the increasing competition coming from purely online universities. Online teaching's impact on learning has been mixed (Gerbic, 2011), but hybrid online teaching, which includes significant face-to-face and online elements, offers pedagogical tools that may enhance the learning of students. Over the past few years, Northern Kentucky University's Department of Communication has offered hybrid online communication courses with great success. This article describes NKU's experience and offers recommendations for best practices in hybrid online teaching.