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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

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But declining student participation may also stem from the challenges inherent to remote and hybrid learning. It’s often said that online courses offer students increased flexibility—supposedly a positive quality. That’s a sharp contrast to how most residential colleges operate.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

We should welcome the unfamiliarity of new and blended course designs and strive to build courses based on the best approach for the content regardless of the format, rather than revert to the comfort of analog lecturing. Journal for STEM Education Research. Hybrid courses with flexible participation: the HyFlex course design.

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Death of a Traditional Lecture

Faculty Focus

We should welcome the unfamiliarity of new and blended course designs and strive to build courses based on the best approach for the content regardless of the format, rather than revert to the comfort of analog lecturing. Journal for STEM Education Research. Hybrid courses with flexible participation: the HyFlex course design.