Since 2021, the HyFlex Learning Community has focused on creating a community resource portal helping educators design flexible learning experiences that expand access while preserving quality, connection, and learner choice. That work continues. But the landscape around us is changing, and the HyFlex Learning Community approach is adjusting in several ways to better fit this […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Jerry Rivera-Wilson, University at Albany Dr. Gina Riley, CUNY Hunter College Welcome to K-12 HyFlex! Our interest in HyFlex learning came from the urgent need to provide flexible learning options for K-12 students during the pandemic. As higher education faculty members who work with inservice and preservice educators (and who also have a combined […]
Many institutions are looking to HyFlex delivery as a way to increase or maintain declining enrollments. During the spring of 2022, Edge Research and HCM Strategists (2022) and the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation partnered to conduct focus groups and an online survey of 1675 high school graduates who never attended or who dropped out […]
We’ve been here before, haven’t we? With the start of the spring term on many campuses at all levels of education either taking place now or scheduled for later in January 2022, more systems are deciding to keep students and teachers out of school classrooms and ask them to teach and learn online for a […]
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 […]