Category: Implementation

Student Perspectives on Flexibility, Choice, and Equity – the 2023 EDUCAUSE Student Survey Report

Accessibility, Alternatives, Equity, Research, Student Experience, Technology•by Brian Beatty•Posted August 31, 2023•0 Comment(s)

EDUCAUSE released the 2023 Students and Technology Report: Flexibility, Choice, and Equity in the Student Experience in August 2023. The report highlights and access to the full report is available at: https://library.educause.edu/resources/2023/8/2023-students-and-technology-report-flexibility-choice-and-equity-in-the-student-experience Almost 2000 students from 10 U.S. institutions of higher learning responded to the survey this year. The introduction to the report sets the […]

Self-paced Instruction: 3-Steps for Transitioning to HyFlex workshop

Faculty Experience, Implementation, Learning Design, Teaching•by Jeanne Samuel•Posted March 22, 2023•0 Comment(s)

This blog post provides an overview of the new self-paced workshop, 3-Steps for Transitioning to HyFlex. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of self-paced learning are highlighted. Why self-paced learning is a good fit for teacher training is also included in this blog post. Rolling enrollment registration starts now. Workshops open May 1, 2023. Complete […]

Technology for HyFlex Classrooms: Major Considerations

Classroom AV, Technology•by Brian Beatty•Posted April 29, 2022•2 Comment(s)

Many institutions have developed plans for their HyFlex classroom technology already, but some have not and are rapidly planning for the next term hoping to have multiple “HyFlex classrooms” up and running. When HyFlex starts with a few faculty, especially with small numbers of faculty often involved in initial pilots, it’s pretty common that the […]

Using Backchannel Communications to Support HyFlex Teaching and Learning

Engagement, Teaching, Technology•by Glori Hinck•Posted December 18, 2021•2 Comment(s)

What is backchannel communication? You have been part of a backchannel communication if you have participated in a Twitter feed during a conference presentation or used Zoom chat in a synchronous Zoom session. The term backchannel was first used by Victor Yngve (1970), a professor of linguistics, to describe the concept of two simultaneous communication […]

Overwhelmed by three modalities at once?

Defining HyFlex, Implementation, Strategy, Teaching•by Cathy Littlefield•Posted October 5, 2021•0 Comment(s)

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, […]

Outdoor HyFlex is a Safe and Interactive Way to Teach

Engagement, Student Experience, Teaching, Technology•by Hawes Spencer•Posted August 18, 2021•3 Comment(s)

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, […]

Analyzing the Feasibility of HyFlex

Implementation, Strategy•by Brian Beatty•Posted February 15, 2013•0 Comment(s)

Originally posted on February 15, 2013 by Brian Beatty If you are considering using the HyFlex approach in courses or programs, you are probably completing some sort of feasibility analysis before moving forward with detailed design, development or implementation. A careful analysis of needs, benefits, and costs is important. What questions should your feasibility analysis answer? (see the assess_need_hyflex (linked […]

Shifting Expectations

Faculty Experience, Implementation, Technology•by Brian Beatty•Posted October 6, 2011•0 Comment(s)

Originally posted on October 6, 2011 by Brian Beatty Akin to the changing messages to various adoption groups (see previous posts in the HyFlex World), the expected returns (expectations) may change over time as faculty, students and administers develop some experience using HyFlex courses. This is a natural process, and shouldn’t be resisted… but it does inject more […]