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HYFLEX INTRO FOR �COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS 

Summer 2021

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YOUR PRESENTERS

Alex Hazlewood

Jennifer Lares

Roger Strang

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

  • You already have a lot in place
  • Planning and Problem Solving are key!
        • Difficulty when something unexpected happens
  • Example: what if an online student comes in late...
  • Example: what if your online students are more passive during class discussions?
  • Example: what if your online students are talking in the chat, and you're finding it overwhelming?

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HOUSEKEEPING

  • Please use the chat tool to ask questions
  • Raise hand for live Q&A
  • "What brought you here?"

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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

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AGENDA

  •  Short presentation
  •  Walkthroughs with Alex (in-person) or Roger(online)
  •  Combined Q&A

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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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WHAT IS HYFLEX?

HyFlex

Hybrid

Flexible

A combination of face-to-face and online (synch or asynch) coursework.  

Students have a choice as to how they attend class.

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BENEFITS

  • The original situation for HyFlex
  • You will be helping your students
  • You will learn new skills
  • Professional opportunities

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

  •  You already have a lot in place
  •  Planning and Problem Solving are key!
        •  Difficulty when something unexpected happens
  •  Example: what if an online student comes in late...
  •  Example: what if many online students don't contribute to class discussions?

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WHAT'S DIFFERENT WITH HYFLEX?

Flexibility

    • Time
    • Location/modality

Equity

    • Assignments
    • Activities

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EXAMPLE OF HOW A HYFLEX SESSION CAN RUN:

Activity​

Time estimate​

Synchronous, ​

in person​

Synchronous, Remote​

Asynchronous​

Mini-lecture​

10 minutes​

Students watch from classroom​

Students watch via video conference​

Students watch recording​

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WHAT WE'RE DOING NEXT

  • HyFlex website
  • If you're in-person:
    • Alex will take one group of 5 at a time
    • Jennifer will take everyone else across the hall 
  • If you're online:
    • Roger will show a video overview of the HyFlex classroom

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ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

ATS Zoom Virtual Hours Support

Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

https://csulb.zoom.us/my/beachboard

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BeachBoard Support

Phone: (562) 985 – 4959 

Email: Beachboard@csulb.edu

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Instructional Design Support (Request a 1:1 consultation)

Email: ATS-InstructionalDesign@csulb.edu

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Classroom Support Services (Request a hands-on Hyflex experience)

Email: ats-css@csulb.edu

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ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

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IN-CLASS (EXAMPLE)

  • Review all students' discussion board posts and select talking points
  • Give students a pre-class assignment to prepare them for discussion
  • Point camera at whiteboard
  • Synchronous-online and synchronous-virtual students pick a note taker and spokesp.
  • Open breakout rooms
  • Synch-online and synch-virtual students have separate discussions
  • Spokespeople share
  • Put juicy discussion points into discussion board posts for asynch students
  • Bring what asynch students say to the next class

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PREPPING STUDENTS FOR HYFLEX

  •  Why it's important
  •  What can you do?
        • Have your students watch videos of past students giving advice/encouragement
        • Talk about setting yourself up for success
        • Talk about strategies for choosing a modality

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CREATING A LEARNING COMMUNITY

  • Address the students in each modality: "If you're watching online..."
  • Have a "bridge person," or "remote buddies"
  • Plant ideas that come from one modality into another modality