I get that one of the benefits of HyFlex courses is that you can reuse course material but I struggle with this. I like to personalize my material based on the current students and for me, that’s most organically done by creating new material for each cohort. I tailor lessons based on their interests and customize […]
One of the challenges to designing HyFlex courses is to design it so that the delivery does not add to your time-commitments. A HyFlex course is intentionally designed; not just for course content but for process — design and delivery processes. HyFlex design is efficient since you work on multiple teaching and learning modalities at […]
Are you considering adding HyFlex to your course delivery offerings? But find yourself a bit overwhelmed? Is the availability of classroom technology holding you back? Budgets are tight? Technology is expensive? While some HyFlex courses “offer three paths for learning: 1) in the classroom, 2) learning synchronously online with a web conferencing tool like zoom, […]
Not surprisingly, one of the biggest anxieties – FEARS – for many faculty considering or implementing a HyFlex approach for the first time is learning how to do so, and to do so effectively the very first time. No one likes to feel like they aren’t equipped to do the work they are required (or […]
When asked, faculty and instructional designers often list the same concerns (anxieties, fears) about starting to teach or support HyFlex courses: Managing Workload, Learning to Teach Differently, Preventing Student Confusion and Chaos, Ensuring Student Success in All Modes, and Deficient Technology Resources. Do you (or did you) share any of these at the beginning of […]
We should have known that the return to teaching normalcy would be fraught with obstacles, and one of the biggest is the mask. The mask, along with its cohort, the plexiglas barrier, may be helpful in limiting transmission of airborne pathogens. However, these devices may also be limiting communication. They muffle voices, hide facial expressions, […]
One barrier to HyFlex adoption is the time it takes to curate, create, or adapt content for multiple learning modes. In addition, being present in class for multiple modes can be a time challenge. There are learning management system features you can take advantage of and strategies you can employ to take time required for […]
While I wholeheartedly believe that HyFlex is the future of higher education, I also believe that many professors are intimidated by the prospect of designing and teaching a Hyflex course that requires them to meet the same learning objectives with three different sets of students at the same time – Live On campus, Live Online, […]
At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I would not do well with technology by my side. . . But then I learned so many hacks to keep things from going wrong, and I grew strong, and I learned how to HyFlex along! Now that you’re groaning with inspiration, check out […]
By Glori Hinck, EdD and Kathryn Russell, MA, JD Instructional Designers at the University of St. Thomas “Wow. Painful. Ok, at least we know we just have to press all the buttons, tap our shoes together three times, turn to the left, send up a prayer, and then….maybe…. things will work! Simple right!? We just […]