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Digital Initiatives: HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot

HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot

Learning and Teaching Futures invite you to join the HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot in 2025.

Ask yourself …

How do I continue to offer quality online learning and improve my teaching practice in an ever changing higher education scenario?
How do I design learning to leverage the opportunities of AI and provide accessible, flexible, and equivalent learning experiences for all students?
Why do most of my students NOT attend on campus or online classes?
How do I provide student choice for how and when they want to learn?
How do I know if students are engaged with their learning if I cannot ‘see’ them?
How do I effectively embed educational technology and AI tools into teaching and learning to benefit students?

Why should you join the pilot?

To shift learning design and teaching practice to provide equivalent learning experiences and potentially higher engagement for all students.
To develop and pilot a bespoke approach to teaching and learning, for example: balancing synchronous and asynchronous learning; implementing effective hybrid teaching; offering more flexible options for student engagement (with content, with you, with other learners); … and more!
To engage with supportive educational technologies and AI tools.
To make a difference in what we do in higher education (we have to change, we have to shift).
For self-satisfaction, collegiality, promotion, and to make a difference for your students.

What’s involved?

UniSQ has been invited to collaborate with JISC as part of their ‘Beyond Blended‘ pilot. We are the only non-UK university to do so. This will provide us with additional input and resources and a vital community of practice for online learning improvement and support.

Getting started: Dec 2024 – Jan 2025:

Complete the EOI Form
Attend an information meeting the week of January 20
Identify your needs according to the Six Pillars of Beyond Blended Design (and discussions with us!)
Pilot participants confirmed by the end of January
Ongoing one-on-one and group sessions (learning design, edtech integration, use of AI)
Use and evaluation of JISC and other internal resources

The Six pillars for designing ‘beyond blended’ learning – sourced from: https://www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/beyond-blended-rethinking-curriculum-and-learning-design

Expected outcomes

Research outputs
Course and program pedagogies realigned with HyFlex and Beyond Blended ideals
Improved student experience

Join the Pilot

You are invited to join the Learning and Teaching Futures HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot.

This pilot is open to all courses and programs in T1, T2, T3 (2025).

Click here to complete the EOI Form.

Find Out More

As part of the EOI and selection process we will discuss, plan and support your needs with a focus on HyFlex and Beyond Blended learning design and implementation.

Don’t know what this means? For some answers, browse the slides and resources from the L&T Showcase HyFlex-Beyond Blended workshop, November 2024.

Questions?

Contact Dr Julie Lindsay

julie.lindsay@unisq.edu.au
Learning and Teaching Futures

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HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot

The Learning and Teaching Futures HyFlex-Beyond Blended Pilot aims to shift learning design and teaching practice to provide equivalent learning experiences and higher engagement for all students.