As more institutions and faculty embrace the HyFlex model to support diverse learner needs, the path from idea to implementation can feel complex—even overwhelming. That’s why the HyFlex Learning Community has developed a new series of AI-powered planning assistants to support educators at every step of HyFlex course design. This blog post kicks off a […]
Join us on Thursday, June 26, 2025 online, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET. Hosted by the HyFlex Learning Community and the HyFlex Collaborative at the University at Albany, SUNY. The HyFlex Collaborative is pleased to announce the 2025 annual HyFlex Collaborative Conference on Thursday, June 26, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Eastern Standard […]
As educators and students continue adapting to evolving learning environments post-pandemic, the Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) model has emerged as a vital strategy for providing flexible, inclusive, and technology-driven education. In 2024, academic researchers have expanded our understanding of how HyFlex impacts learning outcomes, engagement, and equity across educational settings with many interesting”post-pandemic context” articles. This post […]
Use your HyFlex knowledge to solve the puzzle! Do you like puzzles? Sometimes design and teaching a HyFlex course may feel a bit like a puzzle. many moving pieces, lots of challenges to solve, and many ways to revise your approach to improve, enhance, and customize it for student success. We’ve put. a simple HyFlex […]
As we move toward more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences, as educators we are increasingly adapting models and strategies to meet the needs of today’s learners. Four strong strategies are HyFlex, microlearning, assessment, and gamification. These four strategies come together to reshape how we learn. In this post, we’ll explore how these four elements […]
One question that many new to HyFlex have is how to support students making the “best” choice they can for learning, and not just for convenience. Of course it would be nice if every student chose a learning mode for every session that would best support their learning. Alas, it seems that some times that […]
Many faculty use group projects for short-term (hours) or long-term (weeks or months) complex tasks to help students learn. Beyond supporting content learning, using group projects in HyFlex courses can enhance student engagement and collaboration across different participation modes. This can be challenging since students may not stay in the same participation mode from session […]
This post continues the meta-analysis of HyFlex learning from ChatGPT, based on 58 entries in the HLC Bibliography from 2023-2024. The initial prompt requested that the articles be sorted into categories or themes, resulting in: The next prompt grouped the articles based on the primary focus of their findings or discussions, yielding these outcome categories: […]
The HyFlex Learning Community site and blog is full of information, stories and resources that support the development and implementation of HyFlex courses which offer students the flexibility to choose between in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous online learning modes. However, we have learned over the years that this flexibility can lead to a unique challenge […]
COVID, COVID, COVID! I was at Tulane when Hurricane Katrina hit. I remember move-in day. We were sending the students home quickly after move-in. We did not know at that time how long the storm disruption would be. Out of it, many of our institutions adopted delivery strategies that prepared us for COVID-19. Post-COVID, you […]