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Our northern summer has gone by fast yet again and we are planning for another academic year that begins very soon (days or weeks from now for many). Thanks to all of our community members who attended or presented at the 2nd Annual HyFlex Collaborative Conference this past June. We are already planning for the 3rd HyFlex Collobarative conference in June 2025. We look forward to seeing many of you there to share your latest research and HyFlex stories with the community.
This newsletter 1) announces our next "HLC Gathering" (webinar) on August 28, 2024, 2) highlights our new Hybrid-Flexible Course Design book chapter, 3) summarizes recent HyFlex-related articles "in the news", and 4) highlights recent HLC blog posts.
Upcoming Events:
* HLC Gathering (webinar)
Next Community Gathering – August 28, 2024: Our next webinar takes place from 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Our topic is “Hot Topics for 2024-2025!” on the topic of AI in Support of HyFlex Teaching and Learning. We discussed several specific examples used at various stages of HyFlex design and teaching. Sign up now to reserve a Zoom seat, and prepare your question to ask or your topic to discuss. (Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hyflex-learning-community-gathering-august-2024-registration-966316898857) Recording will be available at https://www.hyflexlearning.org/gathering-archives/ along with all the HLC Gathering recordings from the past three years.
Hybrid-Flexible Course Design New Chapter
Newly added to the Hybrid-Flexible Course Design book (https://edtechbooks.org/hyflex) is Chapter 3.19 Augmenting Student-Driven Pathways Through HyFlex Design: A Case Study in Guitar from Robert Becker of SUNY Broome. https://edtechbooks.org/hyflex/hyflex_guitar
In this chapter, Robert tells the story of the implementation of HyFlex instruction in a guitar class (first of its kind to my knowledge). Robert is both an instructional designer and adjunct instructor at SUNY Broome, and this chapter tells the story of the guitar class he has taught for many years from fully in-person to fully online (notably the SUNY system's first fully asynchronous online musical instrument course) and now to HyFlex "post-pandemic".
HyFlex in the News:
1. Western Wyoming Community College Receives NSF grant including HyFlex Support
https://www.sweetwaternow.com/college-receives-nsf-grant-to-fund-it-cybersecurity-offerings/
Western Wyoming Community College recently received a three-year federal grant that will fund the college’s HyFlex initiative that aims to offer “hyper flexible” education offerings the college says are designed to transform information technology support and cybersecurity credential attainment.
The funding comes from the National Science Foundation and is an Advanced Technical Education grant totaling $337,334.
“We are incredibly honored and excited to receive this federal grant from the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program,” Western’s President Kirk Young said. “This funding will be pivotal in supporting our FlexTech initiative, which is designed to transform IT support and cybersecurity credential attainment through our innovative HyFlex educational offerings and robust industry partnerships.”
2. The Association of College and Research Libraries recommendations for HyFlex instruction
https://acrl.ala.org/IS/tips-and-trends-teaching-in-hyflex-modality/
In this brief guidance, Blynne Olivieri Parker and Sarah B. Cohn explain how librrians are likely to encounteer HyFlex instruction, either through supportign faculty askign for help0 in their courses or for library-relarted workshops.
Three faculty members from the Arkansas Tech University College of Education and Health gave a presentation about teaching in a mixed modality environment at the 2024 Teaching Professor Conference June 7-9 in New Orleans, La. Dr. Dana Tribble, Dr. Aubrey Holt and Krystal Shipp offered a session entitled “Hyflex Courses: The Best Practices from Development to Implementation”.
3. Lamar State College Cites HyFlex as Contributor to Increased Enrollment and Grad Rate
https://www.orangeleader.com/2024/06/08/lamar-state-college-orange-touts-increases-in-enrollment-and-graduation-rates/
Over the last two years Lamar State College Orange has seen substantial growth in and, more importantly, degrees and certificates awarded. Daniel McLemore, director of marketing communications at Lamar State College Orange says, “Everybody has a different way that they like to see classes taught. We want to offer that as much as we possibly can in every modality, each modality that they are expected in. So having that was one of the big things, having the classes be online, in person, and then HyFlex.”
Reminder: HyFlex Course Design Workshop - Now available year-round in asynchronous mode!
In Spring 2024, we launched a fully asynchronous, start-and-finish-anytime workshop that is available whenever you are ready to learn. This workshop meets the same outcomes as the synchronous version but does not include any scheduled online meetings. Because there is no synchronous schedule, you can begin at any time and complete this at your own pace.
Contact hyflexlearning@gmail.com for discounted pricing for institutional groups of five or more. More information and the registration links are available at https://www.hyflexlearning.org/workshops/
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