In 2016, when I commenced my teaching journey in Australia, I encountered a unique challenge: my students were located across vast distances, spanning every Australian state and territory, and sometimes even beyond national borders. This situation was unprecedented in my teaching and academic career. As I empathised with my remote students, I realized that merely providing them with weekly Word or PDF documents and occasional audio files would not be sufficient. I was determined to ensure that my remote learners had equal opportunities for education compared to those on campus.

It took some time and effort, but eventually, I devised a workable solution. Looking back, I now recognize that I had been delivering teaching in a hybrid flexible mode long before I became aware of the term. If I were one of my remote students, I would have desired a seamless learning experience. Today, I am eager to share my accidental journey into HyFlex and the valuable tips and tricks I’ve acquired to facilitate smooth blended synchronous teaching.

For more insights on how I navigated this path and to discover my strategies, follow the links below.

Spotlight on practice: Zooming in on strategies to teach in the classroom and online *simultaneously*

I teach a blendsync class – Here’s what’s in my toolkit

Designing learning for stress-free hybrid-flexible course delivery

MQ Faculty of Arts Learning &Teaching Seminar (2022)

To watch the whole presentation, click one the link above.