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#HigherEd · course & community design · faculty & student success · online learning advocate · #ClimateAction pedagogy · ADHD/ND · adjunct · author of 99 tips

Jun 8, 2021, 5 tweets

What problem is HyFlex trying to solve? Not a rhetorical question.

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I guess I'm wondering what problems we're actually trying to solve here, or if we have garbage can decision making at play (solutions seeking problems).

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Is the problem declining enrollments? Is the problem a lecture-based model that disengages learners? Is the problem students lacking transportation to campus? Is the problem that rigid, solely in-person models make attendance difficult for working students, parents?

What's the problem we're trying to solve, and what are the possible solutions? What are the costs (in both time and $ and morale) to these solutions? The benefits? Then, what's our best bet?

And is that best bet sometimes HyFlex? Sure. But I feel like we're just throwing HyFlex at the wall at this point to see if it will stick. It's not HyFlex that bugs me; it's the lack of any logical, inclusive decision-making process. HyFlex is the symptom, not the disease.

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