Active Learning Tips in HyFlex Environments
Below are some active learning tips for teaching in a HyFlex environment.
- Group work
- Breakout rooms during class using the web conferencing platform you have selected (note: students need to bring laptops and headsets to class to interact with remote students in breakout rooms. Use chat feature to limit noise levels in classroom)
- Blackboard groups for live and after class activities. Groups can include :
- Bb Collaborate Ultra for students to web conference. Or students can create their own Zoom group meetings)
- Blogs, Discussion, email, file exchange, journals, tasks, wikis and VoiceThread
- VoiceThread activities during and outside of class
- Think-Pair-Share with small groups (breakout rooms of 2-3)
- Polling questions
- Case studies to read prior to class and discuss in groups
- FAQ Discussion Forum
- Short online video lectures to supplement the live streamed/recorded class lecture. This helps for the few students who may need to attend asynchronously.
- Discussion forum
- Students post questions answered by other students and instructor
- Assign discussion leader(s) bi-weekly asking leader(s) for the week to share a reflection for everyone during class
- Instructor provides feedback on student responses during class and outside for a few posts
- Bb Learning journals – helps students to retain lecture concepts, reflect on their learning, share only with instructor or include peers
- Group assignments, working together to submit one assignment
- Peer review of student’s work, anonymously – Bb Self and Peer Assessment
- Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University posted by Derek Bruff - Active Learning in Hybrid and Physically Distanced Classrooms