Expanding Learning Opportunities for Graduate Students with HyFlex Course Design

Background Of Hyflex

Dr. Brian Beatty (2010) has implemented HyFlex with his graduate courses at San Francisco State University. He notes a main feature of HyFlex-blending synchronous online with face-to-face components (Hybrid) in a single course and allowing students to choose when and how they attend (flexible) (Beatty, 2006; 2007a; 2007b; 2010). Beatty (2007a; 2007b; 2010) provides four fundamental principles of HyFlex:

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  Student Choice: The primary reason for using a HyFlex is to give students a choice in how they complete course activities in any given week or topic;

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  Equivalency: Provide equivalent learning activities in all participation modes;

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  Reusability: Utilize artifacts from learning activities in each participation mode as learning objects for all students;

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  Accessibility: Equip students with technology skills and access to all participation modes.