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Introducing ByFlex Course Design: A Bimodal Flexible Course Model 

Faculty Focus

The bimodal flexible course model has not been researched or implemented as widely as the trimodal model, commonly referred to as HyFlex. These benefits come at a cost; costs borne by students, costs borne by instructors and designers, and costs borne by administrators at institutions choosing to implement HyFlex approaches” (Beatty, 2019b).

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Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being 

Faculty Focus

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

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What Job Design Can Teach Us About Course Design

Faculty Focus

As with all course design choices, these ideas are not required for success; you are welcome to choose what feels authentic to your style. Where flexibility of how a project is completed can be given, encourage students to try something new or try a new technology to implement their idea.

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Introducing ByFlex Course Design: A Bimodal Flexible Course Model 

Faculty Focus

The bimodal flexible course model has not been researched or implemented as widely as the trimodal model, commonly referred to as HyFlex. These benefits come at a cost; costs borne by students, costs borne by instructors and designers, and costs borne by administrators at institutions choosing to implement HyFlex approaches” (Beatty, 2019b).

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What Job Design Can Teach Us About Course Design

Faculty Focus

As with all course design choices, these ideas are not required for success; you are welcome to choose what feels authentic to your style. Where flexibility of how a project is completed can be given, encourage students to try something new or try a new technology to implement their idea.

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Course Design as a Gateway to Student Well-being 

Faculty Focus

Reflecting on our approach to course design—particularly with attention to how we build community and cultivate belonging—couldn’t come at a more crucial time. Intentional course design, it turns out, emphasizes many of the very same things that support student well-being (Slavin, Schindler, & Chibnall, 2014).

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3 Ways To Improve Student Success With Strong Course Design

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s clear to me that the course design–how I lay out the mix of resources, homework, classwork, and more–affects how students absorb and share knowledge. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors knows a lot about how course design impacts learning. All of this starts with a good course design.