1 Hybrid Classes with Flexible Participation Options If you build it, how will they come? Dr. Brian Beatty Instructional Technologies San Francisco State University AECT 2007

2 Hybrid Classes with Flexible Participation Options If you build it, how will they come? Dr. Brian Beatty Instructional Technologies San Francisco State University AECT 2007 Dr. Brian Beatty Instructional Technologies San Francisco State University AECT

3 What is a HyFlex course? Hybrid + Flexible = HyFlex Hybrid – a mix of face to face, asynchronous, and synchronous online activities Flexible – students can choose their method of participation … weekly or per topic

4 HyFlex Course 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.

5 What is the ITEC program? 150 graduate students pursuing Masters degree in Instructional Technologies Courses –Approx. 24 courses –Class size ranges from 8-20 –Time slots: 4-7, 7-10 PM, Mon - Thursday All students and instructors commute; up to 60 miles or more one way

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7 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

8 Why HyFlex? Allows students to control the pace of their lives a little more –Adapt to changing work requirements –Family requirements –Regional “events” Allows ITEC to serve distance students without developing a self-contained online degree program CSU interest in OLDPs - expanding program reach

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10 Sample Week

11 Standard Class Session

12 Online Participation

13 How do students participate? Spring 2007 participation patterns and student survey Four courses: –ITEC (F2F) –ITEC (online) –ITEC (F2F) –ITEC (F2F) 44 individual students (48 enrollments)

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16 Survey Results: Face to Face Online Absent

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21 Survey Results: Face to Face Online Absent Face to Face Online Absent

22 Survey Results: Individual Students 801 in-class: at least one student online each week; the amount each spent online - 12, 10, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 2, online: 6 of 13 totally online; the others - 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 in-class 850: 2 of 10 always in-class; the others - 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 online 865: 3 of 10 always in-class; the others - 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 online

23 Survey Results: Item 6 of the survey asked students to evaluate eight types of instructional resources provided in each class.

24 Survey Results: Item 7 asked students to evaluate their feelings of connectedness to their peers, the instructor, the ITEC program, and SF State University.

25 Survey Results: Item 8 asked students whether or not they agreed with a statement about learning as much as they expected.

26 Survey Results: Student Comments 1 - “appreciating flexibility”

27 Survey Results: Student Comments 2 - “online not the best”

28 Survey Results: Student Comments 3 - “I like online.”

29 Survey Results: Item 9 asked students what type of course delivery they preferred.

30 Proposed Research Do students learn more effectively when they have the option to choose participation mode? Do students prefer to create their own blend of learning activities? Does a HyFlex course require more effort from the instructor? (How much more? Where is extra effort expended?) Does a HyFlex course require more effort from students? Which courses, instructors, and students (content, learning goals, values, etc.) are candidates for HyFlex design?

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