Category: Technology

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]