During the pandemic, insights into the large-scale use of multiple instructional methods were generated. Building upon existing categories of barriers to digital higher education teaching, this short paper explores the relationship between these barriers to different teaching formats (face-to-face, blended, hybrid, and online). With a survey, we collected data during the fall of 2023 from 192 student participants. Results indicate a higher perception of barriers to online teaching. Still, face-to-face teaching scores higher on bodily discomfort. Meanwhile, blended and hybrid formats score consistently between face-to-face and online teaching. Our results conclude that online teaching needs more investment in research and implementation to become the new normal.