HyFlex Course Design with AI assist – Start with strategy!

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 […]

HyFlex Collaborative Conference 2025 is Coming in June!

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 […]

The Intersection of HyFlex, Microlearning, Assessment, and Gamification

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 […]

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

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 […]

Can Flexibility Help Maintain Enrollments?

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 […]

Overwhelmed by three modalities at once?

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, […]

Build to Pivot

The ongoing pandemic combined with global warming-related natural disasters has introduced a measure of uncertainty into how to best build courses to ensure instructional continuity. The HyFlex model of course delivery can reduce this uncertainty by structuring courses for in-person delivery when circumstances allow while also supporting fully online delivery- synchronously, asynchronously or both. The […]