San Bernardino Valley College offers new Hyflex class options

Students at San Bernardino Valley College had more choices this fall for how they attended classes.

Valley College is now offering a HyFlex classroom model, which lets students decide whether they want to attend class in-person, synchronously online, or fully asynchronously via Canvas.

A HyFlex or Hybrid-Flexible class is where instructors teach in person, with the class streamed online at the same time. This gives students a face-to-face classroom model in a virtual format.

“We want all of our students to succeed, and the HyFlex model helps with that goal,” said Dina Humble, Vice President of Instruction. “It gives students the flexibility necessary during the pandemic, and allows SBVC to offer classes for everyone without disruption.”

According to the college, the HyFlex model is student-centered, and not only helps with social distancing, but also gives students the flexibility of choosing what works best for them.