1 Transitioning to an Online World: Using HyFlex Courses to Bridge the Gap Dr. Brian Beatty Department of Instructional Technologies San Francisco State University ED-MEDIA 2007

2 HyFlex Hybrid – a mix of face to face and online activities Flexible – students can choose their method of participation… weekly

3 Basic Program Context 150 graduate students pursuing Masters degree Courses –Approx. 24 courses; no history of DE –Class size ranges from 8-20 –Time slots: M-Th; 4-7, 7-10 PM All students and instructors commute; from 2 to >60 miles

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5 Traveling to campus for class can be inconvenient, difficult or absolutely impossible!

6 Who are ITEC students? Most work full time –Teachers and Library / Media Specialists –Educational Software Developers –Trainers –Instructional Designers Many in career transition Many with families at home

7 Helping people in education, business and communities learn … … the future of learning Teaching and Learning with technology is our business!

8 What is a HyFlex course?

9 HyFlex Design Principles 1.Learner Choice: Provide meaningful alternative participation modes and enable students to choose between participation modes weekly (or topically). 2.Equivalency: Provide equivalent learning activities in all participation modes. 3.Reusability: Utilize artifacts from learning activities in each participation mode as “learning objects’ for all students. 4.Accessibility: Equip students with technology skills and access to all participation modes. Note: these are universal principles - generally applicable to all HyFlex courses.

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12 Alternative Class Agendas Face-to-face ParticipationOnline Participation

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14 A Bridge to Online Students desire more flexible enrollment options Department desires online courses College desires an online program University system is pushing for Online Degree Programs (OLDP)

15 ITEC’s Collage of Learning Instructional Design Instructional Implementation Media Development

16 Core Courses (5-6) (S) – Foundations of Learning 801 (S) – Instructional Systems Design 797 (S) – Fundamentals of Educational Research 715 (M) – Intro Multimedia Development 894 (I) – Culminating Creative Work Project Instructional Design Instructional Implementation Media Development Plus any one of: 816 (S) – Instructional Computer Lab Management 830 (S) – Advanced Multimedia Design 850 (S) – Design and Management of Training Projects 816

17 Elective Courses (4-5) Instructional Design Instructional Implementation Media Development (S) – Needs Assessment 852 (S) – Training in Organizations 854 (S) – Print-based Instructional Design 860/865 (S) – Distance Education/E-Learning ITEC 899 (I) – Independent Study ITEC 720 (I) – Internship 805 (S) – Needs Assessment 852 (S) – Training in Organizations 854 (S) – Print-based Instructional Design 860/865 (S) – Distance Education/E-Learning ITEC 899 (I) – Independent Study ITEC 720 (I) – Internship ITEC 770/870 (M) – Instructional Video /Advanced ITEC 823/835 (M) – Multimedia (Flash I)/Advanced ITEC 745/845 (M) – Web Development/Advanced ITEC 740/840 (M) – Graphics (Photoshop)/Advanced ITEC 770/870 (M) – Instructional Video /Advanced ITEC 823/835 (M) – Multimedia (Flash I)/Advanced ITEC 745/845 (M) – Web Development/Advanced ITEC 740/840 (M) – Graphics (Photoshop)/Advanced /870770/ /835823/ /840740/ /865860/

18 Current HyFlex Courses Instructional Design Instructional Implementation Media Development (S) – Foundations of Learning 801 (S) – Instructional Systems Design 805 (S) – Needs Assessment 850 (S) – Design and Management of Training Projects 860/865 (S) – Distance Education/E-Learning 800 (S) – Foundations of Learning 801 (S) – Instructional Systems Design 805 (S) – Needs Assessment 850 (S) – Design and Management of Training Projects 860/865 (S) – Distance Education/E-Learning /870770/ /835823/ /840740/ /865860/ (I) – Internship 899 (I) – Independent Study 894 (I) – Creative Work 720 (I) – Internship 899 (I) – Independent Study 894 (I) – Creative Work

19 Initial Online Degree Program Sample Distance Program (half-time student) Semester 1. ITEC 800, ITEC 801 Semester 2. ITEC 899, ITEC 860 Semester 3. ITEC 805, ITEC 865 Semester 4. ITEC 720, ITEC 850 Semester 5. ISED 797*, ITEC 894 *requires inter-departmental cooperation

20 It’s a process …

21 Questions … How are HyFlex courses different than what we are already doing? Is this additional work for the instructor? … for the students? Can students develop media skills in alternative venues? Will students take advantage of the flexibility? Distance options?

22 Program Issues Instructor Performance (interest, skills) Student Performance Program Content Institutional Support (College, University) –Synchronous Online Technologies –Course Development Support –Administrative System Flexibility

23 Contact Dr. Brian Beatty HyFlex Design Site

Participation Patterns Instructional Systems Design (F2F) Instructional Systems Design (online) Project Management (F2F) E-Learning Development (F2F) commentary

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29 Commentary Largest amount of “flex” in larger F2F sections (N=15; 15 week course) Online students choose online option for good reasons that may prevent F2F participation Some students do not flex at all; but all report positive aspect of choice F2F Online Absent AverageSD