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Teaching in Higher Ed
MTSU On the Record
In HyFlex classes, students can select their participation mode and flex between modes. They can choose to:
1. Attend face-to-face synchronous class sessions on campus
2. Attend synchronous class session virtually via video conferencing
3. In the most flexible models, they can also participate fully asynchronously via recorded lectures, etc
Hyflex classes typically make all learning materials, class sessions, and assessments available through Canvas and all students, regardless of their participation mode, achieve the same learning objectives.
Brian Beatty, Associate Professor of Instructional Technologies at San Francisco University, and editor of Hybrid-Flexible Course Design (Beatty, ed., 2019) presents four core values informing HyFlex courses:
To start to consider these values in the context of a HyFlex course or session you would teach, the following worksheets from Beatty’s OER eBook may be useful:
From Columbia University's Center for Teaching and Learning where integrating online students into in-person courses has been a focus for some time.