Consider this…HyFlex Images

A response to the Consider This Activity
created by Ashley Priest (@APriestGC)

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For this activity, I decided to search for an image that I could use in a faculty development program. The overall goal of the program is for faculty to develop the skills to build, and deliver, a HyFlex course. I wanted an image that could introduce HyFlex in a more human way. There are plenty of diagrams available to show the participation/teaching modes (face to face, online synchronous, online asynchronous) that make up HyFlex delivery, but I wanted something with an actual person at the center.

I’ve used Unsplash a lot, so this was a great opportunity to try out some other websites. I searched:

  • Pixabay
  • CC Search
  • Flickr
  • Pexels

The search terms I used were:

  • HyFlex OR Hy Flex OR flex learning (this returned no relevant search results, which honestly I’m not surprised by)
  • “online learning” OR “online meeting”
  • “classroom technology” OR “education technology”
  • “online connected classroom”

On thing I like about Pixabay is that it suggests additional search terms to find related images.

I found an image Flickr, but then realized I hadn’t filtered for Creative Commons licensed images. The image was not quite what I was after anyway, since it looked more like a video conferencing scenario.

I settled on this image by Julia M Cameron on Pexels to share for this activity. I think it sort of conveys that the teacher is in the classroom with face to face students, while there are students joining in online as well. I don’t love it though so I will probably end up using a diagram, haha!