In this week in class, we were presented to the concept of hybrid learning.  When I first saw hybrid, I related this to a golf club in my bag that is called a hybrid.  In relativity to what this means, a hybrid in golf is a very forgiving club, that is easy to hit and provides consistency.  Although hybrid learning is a combination of different types of learning, it provides learners an opportunity to take online and on site-classes.  This gives learners a more flexible experience learning.

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When reading the article Hybrid Flexible Courses: A Teachers Guide to Hyflex, by Maria Ferrero, she states that the hybrid program they are running, “provide[s] students with multiple forms of learning approaches: from the way content and information are presented, to the place they receive those contents, to the way we assess their knowledge.” After reading this quote, it makes me think about how I aspire to apply this into my educational teachings as I work towards becoming an educator.  It is very important to provide a diverse learning experience for kids with the heavy influence technology now has on all of our lives as lecturing or note taking does not necessarily resonate as well.

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As the semester progresses, we are being introduced to more and more tools that we can use to apply to our teaching ‘tool belts’ as we continue to move forward.  For example, being introduced to the works of Trello and Hypothesis gives great use of collaborative tools that allow teachers to connect with students online.  They can comment, annotate and go over works all remotely.  These tools greatly enhance the increased amount of online education that can be done when incorporating it into a hybrid classroom.  Although these classrooms may seem like few and far between, as things continue to evolve, a hybrid classroom is more realistic to be coming soon.

A video that highlights this in a great manner and briefly touches on the technology required to function is below: