Tools for HyFlex Project (2022-2023)

Project Overview

The goal of this project was to assess the efficacy of the software tools that enable HyFlex instruction. The project was open to all faculty who were teaching at least one HyFlex course at a SUNY campus in the fall of 2022 or spring of 2023.

Participants in the project were expected to:

• Participate in pedagogical and technical training in summer 2022 coordinated by the SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD). 
• Participate in project assessment in fall 2022 and spring 2023 (also coordinated by the CPD) to report on:
  • Number of students per modality (seated-in-class, connected remotely, or attended at a later time via recording);
  • Student modality selection shifts during semester;
  • Impact of student modality selection on student outcomes (performance & participation);
  • How the course tool(s) enabled learner choice and interaction across all modalities (seated, remote or recorded content) including evidence of successful learning (measures of participation, grading, or other metrics);
  • Student perceptions of flexibility, tool use (ease of use, navigability, efficacy, etc), why they selected HyFlex, and if they took advantage of all that the tool provided;
• Participate as a panelist in at least one event (SUNY Online Summit, SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology, CPD webinars, etc.) following completion of the study to share outcomes with other instructors.
• Consider participating in a Lumen Circle during fall 2022 or spring 2023 while you teach this course.

Participants received funding for

• Access to software tools to enable this mode of instruction:
  • Class
  • Engageli
  • Zoom Rooms
  • Others as identified by faculty
• Pedagogical and technical training in the summer of 2022 to prepare to teach their HyFlex course(s);
• $2,500 per instructor stipend for time spent in summer 2022 training and redesigning course(s) for HyFlex delivery in fall 2022 or spring 2023.

Project Facilitators

• Project Manager – Chris Price, SUNY Center for Professional Development
• Instructional Designer – Steven Sturman, University at Buffalo
• Research Consultant – Rachael Hagerman, SUNY Upstate Medical University