HyFlex Course Design Principles

What does the Learner Choice principle of HyFlex course design state?

• Students should be provided with pre-determined participation modes.

• Students should be provided meaningful options for participating in the course and choose participation modes on a daily, weekly, or topical basis.

• Students should only participate in the course through face-to-face sessions.

• Students should engage with the course content at a time set by the instructor.

According to the Equivalency principle, what is required for learning activities in HyFlex courses?

• All participation modes should lead to different learning outcomes.

• Learning activities should be exclusive to one form of participation.

• Learning activities in all participation modes should be equivalent to ensure the same learning outcomes.

• Only synchronous online activities should be equivalent.

What is the main recommendation of the Reusability principle in HyFlex course design?

• Learning artifacts should be discarded after each session.

• Learning artifacts from each mode should be a shared resource that benefits only online students.

• Learning artifacts from each mode should be a shared resource that benefits everyone.

• Learning artifacts should be unique to each session and not reused.

What does the Accessibility principle emphasize for students in a HyFlex course?

• Students should have access to limited technology resources.

• Students must be equipped with the technology skills and resources to equally access all participation modes.

• Students should rely on physical textbooks rather than digital resources.

• Only students with advanced digital literacy skills should participate in HyFlex courses.

Why is applying Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines important in a HyFlex course?

• To make the course accessible only to students with high technical skills

• To provide captions and transcripts for video content, use accessible document formats, and follow best practices in the learning management system

• To ensure that all students attend the physical classroom sessions

• To limit the course accessibility to certain participation modes

What should an instructor do to support students in a HyFlex course?

• Confirm all students understand how to access course content and activities in each mode, provide technical support resources, and be responsive to students' technology issues

• Encourage students to only use one mode of participation

• Avoid providing technical support to foster independence

• Discourage the use of different modes for course content and activities

What are the four HyFlex principles mentioned in the summary?

• Flexibility, Accessibility, Modularity, and Efficiency

• Learner Choice, Equivalency, Reusability, and Accessibility

• Standardization, Uniformity, Rigidity, and Exclusivity

• Customization, Complexity, Singularity, and Inflexibility

Professor Johnson is designing a HyFlex course and wants to ensure that students have meaningful options for participating in the class. Which of the following best demonstrates the principle of Learner Choice?

• Requiring all students to attend the first class session in-person before choosing their preferred mode

• Allowing students to switch between face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous participation

• Having students commit to a participation mode for the entire semester

• Offering the course only in a face-to-face format with recordings available online

Dr. Patel is planning the learning activities for her HyFlex course. To best incorporate the Equivalency principle, she should:

• Design identical learning activities for face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous students

• Create activities that lead to equivalent learning outcomes regardless of participation mode

• Require synchronous online students to complete additional assignments

• Provide bonus points for students who attend face-to-face sessions

Which principle does Dr. Chen want to ensure is aligned with her HyFlex course by using work from each mode as a resource for the whole class?

• Learner Choice

• Equivalency

• Accessibility

• Reusability