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 [...]
Archive for March, 2010
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 [...]
Discussions drive connections among students
In a HyFlex course, the online discussions are a primary means of connecting students who complete class activities online and offline (in-person, in class). Though a natural connection point is course content, in general, content itself is not interactive. Students can just as easily read a text, watch a video, or listen to a podcast [...]
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 [...]