HyFlex Tips for Success
If you are enrolled in a HyFlex course, Las Positas College wants you to succeed. Here are some tips to help you, whether you are participating on campus, online synchronously via Zoom, asynchronously in Canvas, or a combination of the above.
- Contact the instructor prior to enrolling to find out exactly which participation choices are offered aside from on campus (synchonous online and/or asynchronous online).
- Purchase your books and/or other materials prior to the first day of class.
- Set up your Notifications in Canvas.
- Read the syllabus carefully.
- Communicate regularly with your instructor and your classmates.
- Participate fully in the class.
- Make some friends in the class.
- Try participating in multiple modes early in the semester to determine which work best for you. If you stick with one mode, make it an informed decision.
- If you are primarily learning synchronously via Zoom:
- Show up in Zoom on time.
- Keep your camera on if you feel comfortable.
- Make sure light is hitting your face and is not behind you so you don't appear in darkness.
- Mute your microphone when you are not speaking.
- During a lecture, use the chat feature to communicate with others.
- Focus on the class and nothing else.
- Use the raise hand feature to ask questions to your instructor.
- Use a Zoom background if there is something distracting behind you.
- If you are primarily learning asynchronously in Canvas:
- Resist any urge to procrastinate, which can be easy to do since there is no live instructor in front of you.
- Watch any recordings of synchronous lectures.
- Utilize the online library and online tutoring services in Canvas.
- Don't isolate yourself; communicate with those who participate on campus and synchronously online.
- If you are primarily learning on campus, remember that those participating online are your classmates. Engage and encourage them.