The Daily Bulletin

Academic Affairs will host an Educause webinar series, “Designing Hybrid-Flexible (Hyflex) Courses to Support Multimodal Learning Environments,” during the month of July in Butler Library 134. The campus is invited to register and view the presentations from this location, as log-in credentials can be used for only one computer, from one location.

Hybrid-flexible (hyflex) courses provide an effective method to serve classroom-based students and online students in the same course with the same instructor. Hyflex courses usually allow students to choose whether they will attend scheduled classroom meetings in person or online (asynchronously or synchronously). In addition to providing students with a choice in participation mode, hyflex courses help institutions prepare for instructional continuity if classroom access is not possible. Well-designed hyflex courses can provide a rich learning environment that improves and enhances the class experience for all students, whether online or in the classroom.

Welcome
Tuesday, July 12 | 3:00–4:30 p.m.
This is a live session that will explain the details of the Learning Lab, the Canvas site, and expectations for the microcredential. There will also be time to get to know your fellow lab partners and facilitator. (Attendance necessary only if you would like to participate in the campus lab implementation project.)
 
Learning Cycle 1: The Basics of HyFlex Course Design
Thursday, July 14 | 3:00–4:30 p.m.
The hyflex course design challenges faculty and institutions to develop high-quality, effective learning opportunities for both online and classroom students who are participants in a single learning community. Hyflex courses have been used in a wide variety of classes, disciplines, and institutions since 2005 and have been shown to be effective in supporting student learning across all modes of instruction. In this learning sequence, you’ll explore the fundamental hyflex design principles, review the suggested hyflex course design process, and begin planning an approach that will work in your own course(s).
 
Learning Cycle 2: Evaluating the Impact of HyFlex Course Design
Thursday, July 21 | 3:00–4:30 p.m.
Hyflex courses are typically used to provide equitable access to high-quality educational opportunities and solve specific problems associated with course delivery format. Some important reason always motivates the use of hyflex courses, given that teaching (and potentially learning) in multiple formats is more complicated than common single-mode instruction. Is hyflex “worth it”? How can you evaluate the impact of hyflex courses on student performance, satisfaction, and other metrics of interest? In this learning sequence, we’ll explore some of the common findings in current research and begin to plan how you can measure your own hyflex success locally.

Learning Lab: Review and Reflect Session
Thursday, July 28 | 3:00–4:30 p.m.
The Learning Lab will conclude with an application or implementation project and a closing live session to review and process the learning from the lab. (Attendance necessary only if you would like to participate in the campus lab implementation project.)

Learning Outcomes

• Identify the opportunities and needs in your setting for hyflex approaches.
• Use the recommended design framework and process for building and implementing a hyflex course to create an initial high-level design plan.
• Create a plan to evaluate the impact of this approach on student learning and other metrics of interest in your context.

The campus community is encouraged to register for individual or all sessions related to this topic. A waiting list has been enabled for these webinars; should registration exceed the capacity of Butler Library 134, a new location will be identified to ensure that all who register are able to participate in this opportunity.