What do graduate students write about when asked to reflect upon their learning in a course of study? Does the style or substance of their reflections change over time, or when is it made public to others in their course? I recently completed an initial study of the reflections posts assigned to students in graduate [...]
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Topical Discussions: Generative Learning Activities Focused on Course Content
I use the HyFlex course design for graduate seminar classes; the only classes I teach right now. Each of these courses delivers/explores a body of content and requires students to read lots of information and make some sense of it, building their knowledge as they go. (Sound familiar?) Most classes requires students to complete comprehensive [...]
Reflections: A Shared Experience to Connect Students
One assignment in every graduate course I teach is to post weekly to a reflection forum. Here is a recent assignment description for the reflection post, an excerpt from the course syllabus:
Weekly you will post your thoughts about the class, your project and the instructional design field in an ongoing discussion thread. These posts [...]
Four Fundamental Principles for HyFlex – The Pillars
I’ve developed the HyFlex approach based upon four fundamental principles; Learner Choice, Equivalency, Reusability, and Accessibility. To me, these four represent key values that I want to make a reality in my teaching and for my students. In this post, I’ll explain each principle briefly. Please leave comments and questions!
Principle 1 – Learner Choice: Provide [...]