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Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

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True Story: The Hyflex Experience Across Disciplines, Kenyada Mcleod, Pradnya Patet, Crystal Miller, Steve Carlisle, Latoya Reynolds, Shauna Mayo Apr 2024

True Story: The Hyflex Experience Across Disciplines, Kenyada Mcleod, Pradnya Patet, Crystal Miller, Steve Carlisle, Latoya Reynolds, Shauna Mayo

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Brightpoint’s HyFlex Pilot Program was a year-long project funded by the Online Virginia Network (OVN) to support faculty in the design and delivery of an actual HyFlex course. The cohort consisted of faculty who teach in the biology, architecture, early childhood, and web design disciplines. Participants worked in collaboration with one another and the Center for Teaching and Learning. In the following essay, members of the 2021-22 pilot cohort will reflect on their experiences learning and implementing a HyFlex approach in their courses. Each author will share challenges and successes as well as conclusions with implications for practice by colleagues …


Review Of Flower Darby And James M. Lang’S Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science In Online Classes, Christian Aguiar Aug 2020

Review Of Flower Darby And James M. Lang’S Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science In Online Classes, Christian Aguiar

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In their 2019 book Small Teaching Online, Flower Darby and James M. Lang present a model for online instruction that uses what the authors call the “small teaching” approach, which posits that college faculty should look for small, high-impact changes they can make to their teaching practice in place of wholesale overhauls. The authors explore the unique challenges that online learners struggle with, from feeling disengaged to feeling overwhelmed by the demands of self-directed learning, then offer practical, sustainable solutions for each. Their text thus offers helpful teaching practices both for new online teachers and veterans.