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NCCC Online Teaching Academy

HyFlex Course Design Workshop

December 2023

Lisa Dubuc, NCCC Online Teaching Academy

https://nccconlinelearning.com/

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Workshop Objectives

  • What is a Hyflex Course
  • Typical Workflow
  • OSCQR 4.0 Quality Standards
  • Modify a Syllabus for HyFlex
  • Zoom Tips & Best Practices
  • HyFlex Course Design
  • Tools for Class Engagement
  • Practice in a HyFlex Classroom
  • Additional Resources

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What is a HyFlex Course?

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WorkFlow

  1. Start with a quality online course/experienced online instructor
    • Course that meets the course design standards of OSCQR & Uses Effective Online Teaching Practices - See OLC QCTIP
  2. Modify your Syllabus for the HyFlex Modality- Escobar Example
  3. Course Design - Values & Principles of Flexible Course Design
  4. What tools or techniques will you use to engage students regardless of modality choice?
    • Learn how to use Zoom & Other Tools for Class Engagement (Zoom Tips), Settings, Polling, Video Sharing, Transcriptions, Breakout Rooms, other Tools of Engagement)
  5. Learn & Practice with the technology in a HyFlex Classroom -F148 Faculty HyFlex Sandbox or other Hyflex Classroom
  6. Utilize OIT support resources for classroom support in the HyFlex classroom technology (OIT staff, one sheet, binder with screenshots in each HyFlex classroom)
  7. Share your experiences with other HyFlex instructors (FRCAE opportunities)

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HyFlex Course Design OER Book

https://edtechbooks.org/hyflex

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HyFlex Course Design Examples

For Full Document https://tinyurl.com/yckvxty5

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Zoom Tips

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  1. Share the Full Screen (Not the Tab or Window)
  2. Video Settings- Show a video and have the sound play through the participants speaker
  3. Security: Disable the waiting room and allow participants to share their screen
  4. Play a sound when a student enters “great for virtual office hours”
  5. Show the live transcript/record the session with the transcript to the cloud, and share after class
  6. Create/Launch a Poll
  7. Create/Launch a Breakout room

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Rubric for Selecting Active Learning Technologies

Educause Learning Initiative: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2022/4/a-rubric-for-selecting-active-learning-technologies

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Tools to Engage Students in Multiple Modalities

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NCCC Online Teaching Academy

https://nccconlinelearning.com/

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F2F| F2F Enhanced | Online | Hybrid | Blended| Hyflex

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QR Codes | Resources| Examples |Activities

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https://bit.ly/tools2engage

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HyFlex Resources

Resources:

  • NCCC Online Teaching Academy Faculty Guidelines (Hybrid, Blended, HyFlex, Online Modalities)
  • Online Teaching Academy Faculty Resource Center HyFlex Resources
  • Join the HyFlex Learning Community-https://www.hyflexlearning.org/

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Homework For Next Week

  1. Complete the Course Design Example Worksheet for two engaging activities
  2. Complete the Technology Rubric for any tech tools used
  3. If you will teach in a classroom without computers or a laptop cart, supply the tiny url and QR code linking to any course engagement activities outside of zoom.
  4. Be prepared to present one or more (time permitting) of your activities in D109 (1/4/24) using the HyFlex course technology (this will be informal but a great opportunity to practice with the HyFlex Technology)

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