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Welcome to February 2023! Many more students are benefiting from flexible learning opportunities around the world, thanks to the efforts of faculty, designers and administrators who are working very hard to support more access to high-quality, equitable learning opportunities in courses using approaches such as HyFlex.
Is anyone talking about the use of AI writing tools on your campus? We certainly are. I decided to try out one of the tools provided by OpenAI to see what it would say about HyFlex course design and how it would answer four common questions. Read the most recent blog post on the HyFlex Learning Community blog for the results! (post also linked below)
As enrollments in many institutions remain much lower than goals (5%, 15%, even 25% or more below target), even the highest levels of institutional leadership are rethinking their push for everyone to return to campus and the accompanying restrictions on offering courses with online options. Students haven't responded to an "all in-person" offer like some expected them to.
Our work to support each other in improving our practices and to provide information and guidance to those just becoming interested in flexible learning (HyFlex, Multi-access, BlendFlex, etc.) is more important than ever. See below for ways you can be involved in the work and share these opportunities in your own network.
HyFlex Collaborative Conference and the next HyFlex Learning Community Gathering Webinar
Topic: HyFlex Collaborative Conference coming this June! How can you participate?
Date/time: February 17, 2023, 9:00 am – 10:30 am PT.
Many institutions, faculty, designers and students have been offering and experiencing hybrid flexible (HyFlex) learning opportunities for a decade or more, with even more turning to HyFlex during the pandemic for learning continuity. And now we are planning for more flexible offerings as we reshape the future of education at all levels. In June 2023, we will gather with several hundred educators in person and online for the inaugural HyFlex Collaborative Conference. This conference is a collaboration between the HyFlex Learning Community and the Academy for the Advancement of Teaching, Leadership and Schools (AATLAS) at the School of Education, University at Albany, Albany NY. This webinar explains the vision and themes for the conference and ways to be involved as a presenter, attendee, or sponsor.
If you are interested in attending the webinar, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hyflex-learning-community-gathering-february-2023-registration-519050462907
Conference website: https://aatlased.org/hyflex-collaborative/hyflex-collaborative-conference/
On the conference website you'll find general information, a Call for Proposals for presentations, registration for the June 26, 2023 event - onsite or online, and sponsorship opportunities.
Please plan to join us next summer on June 26, 2023 either in person in Albany, NY or online.
HyFlex Course Design Workshop June 12-16, 2023
Our next HyFlex Course Design workshop for 2023 is happening June 12-16, 2023. This fully online workshop is hosted on our own LMS site and consists of five optional 90-minute synchronous sessions (M-F, 6/12-6/16), supported by online resources and asynchronous discussion activities each day. Fully asynchronous participation is also supported. Participants can earn up to two HyFlex Learning badges for workshop activities and the completion of all assignments.
For a full description and the opportunity to enroll, visit https://www.hyflexlearning.org/workshops/ If you'd like information on how to register groups, pay for registration other than with a credit card, or arrange a customized cohort workshop for your own faculty and designers, please contact us at hyflexlearning@gmail.com.
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