Engaging Learners in Remote and Online Courses

15-20 hours

In this course, participants will learn various types of blended and hyflex (hybrid, flexible) course design, how to connect with students in both synchronous and asynchronous online courses, how to craft meaningful communications with students using online tools, how to create community and social learning among class members, and many different practical ways to engage students. In each module, participants reflect on their own teaching context and how they can apply their learning with their own students.

Lesson 1: Online, Blended and Hyflex Courses

Lesson 2: Teacher Presence

Lesson 3: Effective Communication

Lesson 4: Social Learning

Lesson 5: Practical Application Tips for Online, Blended and Hyflex Courses

New Models of Teaching

Hyflex Course Design

Flipped Classroom Model

Hyflex Course Design

15-20 hours

This course is designed to help educators and institutions provide learners with expanded learning opportunities. The HyFlex approach offers a flexible, hybrid learning environment, thereby allowing the education community to better meet the personal, unique needs of learners in an ever-changing world. Learners will do three main things in this course: differentiate between in-person, online, and HyFlex courses; create learning activities for HyFlex courses; and understand the importance of formal course evaluation for future course development.

Module 1: Values and Principles of Hybrid Flexible Course Design

Module 2: Creating an Effective Learning Environment for All Students

Module 3: The Faculty Experience

Module 4: The Learner Experience

Module 5: The Administrator Experience