HyFlex Standards

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) reached between the MSUB Faculty Association and the MSUB administration on November 5, 2020, is inclusive of the responsibilities of the faculty member and the compensation offered for the successful fulfillment of quality standards within a Hyflex course.

Section III states, in part, “The Faculty Association agrees that in order to ensure the standards and quality of Hyflex courses, only faculty who have completed the Hyflex training course offered through eLearning are eligible to develop and deliver a Hyflex course.

Section IV further states, in part, “ The Faculty Association agrees that the development compensation sum shall be awarded only after 1) the faculty member has completed the Hyflex training; 2) an eLearning assessment by staff and faculty fellows has verified that the course meets the standards of the Hyflex model.; and 3) the course has been delivered.”

The following are the quality standards to be explained by the eLearning Faculty Fellow of the faculty member’s college and by the eLearning Instructional Designer in their collaboration with the instructor to integrate these standards into the course(s). Once the course is fully developed by the instructor, the Fellow and the Designer review the course for standards met.

The standards are divided into three sections:

Section 1: First Impressions
Section 2: Syllabus
Section 3: Lesson Planning

The sections are sub-divided to address requirements in detail. Each sub-section includes “Expanded Explanations” to aid the faculty member and include, rationale, recommendation, required technology, common terms and techniques, universal design, active learning, engagement, and feedback variation.

Section 1: First Impressions

Section 2: Syllabus

Section 3: Lesson Planning