Exploring the Continued Growth of HyFlex Learning in 2024: Key Insights for Educators

Implementation, Learning Design, Research, Student Experience•by Brian Beatty•Posted December 23, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

The Intersection of HyFlex, Microlearning, Assessment, and Gamification

Learning Design, Strategy•by Jeanne Samuel•Posted December 11, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

How Can A GenAI GPT Help Students Choose A Learning Mode?

Choosing a Mode, online tools, Technology•by Brian Beatty•Posted October 24, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

Guidelines for Group Projects in a HyFlex Course

Engagement, Implementation, Student Experience, Teaching•by Brian Beatty•Posted July 30, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

Meta-Analysis of HyFlex Education Strategies: Benefits of HyFlex Learning (Part 2)

Research•by Jeanne Samuel•Posted July 12, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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: […]

Can Gen AI be used to support “accidental” asynchronous learners in HyFlex courses?

Engagement, Learning Design, Student Experience•by Brian Beatty•Posted June 21, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

Community learning is not just for students

Faculty Experience, Faculty Support, Learning Community•by Jeanne Samuel•Posted June 15, 2024•0 Comment(s)

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 […]

Introducing The E4 Assessment Framework for HyFlex Courses

Assessment, Engagement, Learning Community•by Jeanne Samuel•Posted June 15, 2024•0 Comment(s)

INTRODUCTION The E4 framework is not limited to HyFlex teaching and learning. Helping HyFlex teachers was the motivation to create a framework that would guide the creation of dynamic, student-centered assessments instead of static, single, environment assessments. E4 supports HyFlex learning enviro nments in which students may participate in multiple modes online or in-person. The […]

HyFlex Moving Through the Hype Cycle pre-2019 to 2024 and beyond

Adoption, Implementation, Research, Strategy•by Brian Beatty•Posted May 10, 2024•0 Comment(s)

The journey of HyFlex education through the phases of the Gartner Hype Cycle offers a fascinating glimpse into the dynamic interplay between its particular use of technology and the pedagogical innovation driving change. As we explore this progression, we can glean insights into how the implementation of HyFlex in our own institutions might continue to […]