HyFlex Teaching and Learning Fellowships

Overview

The HyFlex Teaching and Learning Fellowship is designed to support faculty in the redesign of courses employing high-impact and best practices in hyflex instructional methods and strategies that support equitable outcomes in student success.

HyFlex Design

Faculty will attend the HyFlex Institute training and complete one HyFlex course design and development. The course may complete an Internal QM review depending on design choice.

Length: 16 weeks Maximum

Timeline: Year-Round Options

Approval: Department Chair including assigned course to design and offer/teach

Stipend: $1,000

Progression: Participation in HyFlex Design places candidates in the selection pool for the HyFlex Fellow Fellowship.

Process

Phase 1 :

Attend HyFlex Institute ($300)

Phase 2:

Select a course to apply QM to HyFlex course design
Complete Alignment Table for selected course
Develop HyFlex course in Blackboard
Complete Internal QM-Certified course depending on design choice ($200)

Phase 3:

Schedule HyFlex Course ($500)

HyFlex Fellow

Faculty will teach the HyFlex course within a year, gather evaluation data and feedback on the effectiveness of the course, and adjust the design accordingly. Faculty will present their experiences during DE Symposiums, HyFlex Institute, or any other college-wide events. In addition, faculty will mentor a HyFlex Design faculty to guide them through HyFlex course design and development.

Length: 1-year program
Track 1: Spring/Summer/Fall for 1 year
Track 2: Fall/Spring/Summer for 1 year

Applications:
Track 1: Fall Applications; Track 2: Spring Applications

Approvals Needed: Department Chair including assigned course to design and offer/teach and Distance Education Department (Director and DE Instructional Designer)

Stipend: $1,200

Fellowships Available: Up to 4 per year

Pre-Requisites:

Requires completion of an application
Requires completion of the HyFlex Design Fellowship
Have at least one (internally QM-certified contingent) HyFlex course to be offered within a year

Deliverable(s):

Teach the HyFlex course within a year
Provide a bulleted list of the revisions they have made to improve their courses from student evaluation and feedback
Present their experiences in HyFlex design and delivery in DE Symposiums, HyFlex Institute, or any other college-wide event
Participate in HyFlex Interest Group
Complete the HyFlex fellow checklist

Progression:

Participation in Hyflex Fellow places candidates in the selection pool for the Senior HyFlex Fellowship.

Phase 1:

Teach the HyFlex course within a year.

Phase 2:

Gather evaluation and feedback to improve on course
Revise and update course accordingly
Provide a bulleted list of the revisions you’ve made to improve your course from the evaluation and feedback you received ($500)

Phase 3:

Give a presentation or training to other faculty and members related to HyFlex course design and delivery during Distance Education Symposium, HyFlex Institute, or any other college-wide event ($300)
Recruit a faculty to attend the DE Fellowship Expo or apply for the DE Fellowship ($200)

Mentoring Requirement:

Participate in HyFlex faculty Interest Group to share design and teaching experiences with other HyFlex faculty ($200)

Applications

The application deadline has passed.

Senior HyFlex Fellow

Faculty will identify and select a problem or issue to research surrounding the HyFlex course design and implementation, possibly focusing on a related redesign strategy. They will gather existing research and data from reputable publications and participate in professional development opportunities to deepen understanding about contemporary issues. Fellows will prepare a literature review, conduct research and prepare a publishable article. In addition they will offer workshops or training and serve as a peer mentor to other faculty.

Length: 2-year program
Track 1: Spring/Summer/Fall for 2 years
Track 2: Fall/Spring/Summer for 2 years

Applications:
Track 1: Fall Applications; Track 2: Spring Applications

Approvals Needed: Department Chair, Dean, and Distance Education Department (Director and DE Instructional Designer)

Stipend: $2,500

Fellowships Available: Up to 2 per year

Pre-Requisites:

Requires completion of an application
Requires completion of HyFlex Fellowship
Have at least one (internally QM-certified contingent) HyFlex course to be offered within two years

Deliverable(s):

Conduct HyFlex course design and delivery-related research
Write a proposal or publishable article
Make a DE Symposium presentation or lead at least one DE-related workshop series
Attend DE related conference and report on the experience
Participate in HyFlex Interest Group
Complete the HyFlex fellow checklist

Progression: Participation in Senior HyFlex in the Senior puts candidates in selection pool for future development opps

Process

Year 1

Mentor or collaborate with HyFlex Fellow in HyFlex course design and delivery (this may be done concurrently)
Identify and gather research topic related to HyFlex course design and delivery (Fall/Spring)
Complete a literature review and finalize the research topic (Spring/Summer)
Identify data collection process and methodology (Summer/Fall)
Implement research topic to HyFlex course design (Summer/Fall) ($1000)
Make DE Symposium presentation or lead at least one DE-related workshop series ($150)

Year 2

Teach a research-based HyFlex course (Fall/Spring)
Collect and analyze data (Spring/Summer)
Write a proposal or publishable article and submit (Summer/Fall) ($1000)
Make a DE Symposium presentation or lead at least one DE-related workshop series ($150)
Attend a HyFlex or DE related Conference and report on the experience

Mentoring Requirement:

Participate in HyFlex faculty Interest Group to share design and teaching experiences with other HyFlex faculty ($200)

Contact

For any questions about the HyFlex Teaching and Learning Fellowships, please contact Kathleen Serra (kathleen.serra@austincc.edu).