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Implementaion of HyFlex teaching

HyFlex (hybrid flexible learning) is an approach at King’s, which enables students to attend a seminar physically or attend the live seminar remotely. The King’s approach is novel in that it was one of the first in the UK to provide clear simultaneous video and gold-standard audio for remote students. The intention was to create a real sense of ‘presence’ and immersion for our students. Some of the achievements from the implementation of Hyflex include:

  • A completely new system that was designed, tested, and implemented
  • An entire induction and training programme was created and implemented.
  • 19 rooms have been upgraded to a new HyFlex setup, which makes switching more convenient.
  • More than 15,000 seminars have been delivered by this method.
  • Over 500 lecturers and academics have been inducted into this approach, with more than 150 induction sessions.

Five papers have been published on the subject.

  • Detyna, M., Dommett, E. Addressing and resolving issues with hybrid flexible/dual mode teaching and technology in learning spaces: the 2 × n matrix model. Learning Environ Res (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-024-09498-w
  • Detyna, M., Siddiqui, M., Clark, J. (2024). An overview of case studies of innovative hybrid flexible pedagogical approaches. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2023(1): 4, pp. 1–14. DOI: 10.1504/IJIIE.2024.10063913
  • Detyna, M and Koch, M. (2023). An Overview of Student Perceptions of Hybrid Flexible Learning at a London HEI. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023(1): 4, pp. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.784
  • Sanchez-Pizani, R; Detyna, M; Dance, S; Gomez-Agustina, L (2022) ‘Hybrid flexible (HyFlex) seminar delivery – A technical overview of the implementation’, Building and Environment: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109001
  • Detyna, M; Sanchez-Pizani, R; Dommett, E; Giampietro, V; Dyer, K (2022) ‘Hybrid flexible (HyFlex) teaching and learning: climbing the mountain of implementation challenges for synchronous online and face-to-face seminars in a pandemic’, Learning Environments Research: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-022-09408-y.