Challenged by Change When Learning In the previous post about helping students work through problems during their learning experience, I explored how AI can support learners when they encounter problems, uncertainty, and unexpected challenges. Those moments often arise when something does not work as expected, and students must diagnose, interpret, and work through difficulty. But […]
When Understanding Is Not Enough In the previous post, I focused on helping students apply what they know. That is an important step in learning because understanding alone is not enough. Learners eventually need to use ideas, methods, and tools in real situations. But application does not always go smoothly. Sometimes students begin using what […]
When Understanding Is Not Enough In the previous post, I focused on helping students build understanding. That is an essential moment in learning, but it is not the end of the learning process. Students may understand an idea well enough to explain it and still struggle when asked to use it in a real situation. […]
This post is the first in an eight-part blog series exploring AI in the Moment of Learning Need (AIMON – I treat the “L” as invisible). Over the next several weeks in the HyFlex Learning Community blog, I’ll introduce the core framework, share the design principles behind it, and illustrate how it can support teaching and learning through […]
One question that many new to HyFlex have is how to support students making the “best” choice they can for learning, and not just for convenience. Of course it would be nice if every student chose a learning mode for every session that would best support their learning. Alas, it seems that some times that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
At first I was afraid, I was petrified, kept thinking I would not do well with technology by my side. . . But then I learned so many hacks to keep things from going wrong, and I grew strong, and I learned how to HyFlex along! Now that you’re groaning with inspiration, check out […]