{"id":15301,"date":"2021-11-05T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T09:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=15301"},"modified":"2021-11-05T14:23:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T14:23:16","slug":"is-the-new-hyflex-system-actually-working-for-guelph-humber-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gh360.ca\/?p=15301","title":{"rendered":"Is the New Hyflex System Actually Working for Guelph Humber Students?"},"content":{"rendered":"S<\/span>tudents have the option to take online classes through Guelph Humber\u2019s course selection guide.\u00a0 Fall 2021 courses are being offered in three other different methods, those being HyFlex classes, alternate classes, and distance classes.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 21, 2021, students received an email from the University of Guelph Humber about returning to campus in response to the Ontario government moving forward with Step Three of their Roadmap to Reopen on July 16, 2021.<\/p>\n

In the email, it stated:<\/p>\n

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  1. As of Aug. 30, students would receive an email from Humber College to complete a Vaccination Status Declaration and Return to Campus Acknowledgment form via DocuSign.<\/li>\n
  2. Students must complete the Return to Campus form by 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 6 2021<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Students were also required with these means of return:<\/p>\n

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    • Fully vaccinated<\/li>\n
    • Not yet fully vaccinated but intending to become fully vaccinated by Oct.18, 2021<\/li>\n
    • Not intending to become vaccinated, and are requesting an exemption or will be studying completely online for the Fall 2021 and have no plans to access campus facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Khang Dang, a second-year business student was, excited to finally enter Fall 2021 in person, after having a difficult first year completing group assignments online due to the lack of in-person socializing that online created.<\/p>\n

      \u201cMy whole first year of university was online and coming back to school to learn in class is a very different feeling compared to being inside your room taking notes,\u201d said Dang<\/p>\n

      \u201cThe biggest difficulty was that I didn\u2019t know who my classmates were\u2026 when we were assigned group work it was hard to connect my work to my group because our only means of communication were online so I didn\u2019t know how they worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

      University of Guelph Humber students returned to class on Sept. 8 after several months of attending classes online during the Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 semesters.<\/p>\n

      Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a stay-at-home order announced by the Ontario government back in March 2020, students and faculty had to switch to remote learning.<\/p>\n

      Business program Prof. Charles Janthur discussed his experience and says he is thrilled to teach in the classroom this year.<\/p>\n

      \u201cThe transition was smoother than what I expected\u2026 I did not like online, it was not effective in teaching the material, it was effective at delivery of material,\u201d said Janthur, \u201cat least when you\u2019re in-person you express your passion which then usually rubs off of the students.\u201d<\/p>\n

      For 1st-year students entering university, on-campus was a different type of experience as they were a new learning environment. Anthony Marsala, a first-year business student, and Myah Langen, a first-year nursing student, explained their challenges of adjusting to post-secondary after being online in high school.<\/p>\n

      \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve been to class in person and I feel like I\u2019ve missed out on the in-person opportunities\u2026 I attended the online orientation, but I heard that the in-person (orientation) was well done which is where I feel I missed out on,\u201d said Marsala.<\/p>\n

      \u201cWhen I registered for classes some of them were in-person and some of them were online and one of my nursing classes were changed from online to in-person,\u201d said Langen.<\/p>\n

      HyFlex has been an effective format, it allows students to enter one class with the option of entering online or in-person and has effected students and faculty differently.<\/p>\n

      \u201cA majority of my classes are HyFlex…I choose to come to campus because that\u2019s what I prefer\u2026 it\u2019s very convenient because if I don\u2019t feel like driving to school I can just hop onto the computer and listen to the lecture,\u201d said Kang<\/p>\n

      \u201cThe HyFlex model, which I teach, has had its challenges but overall it\u2019s been smoother than I thought,\u201d said Janthur, \u201cit is effective in that there is a schedule where they can show up at a set time, hear the instructor, and ask questions.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Anthony Marsala takes the bus to campus and emphasized that HyFlex has made it easier for him with transportation fees.<\/p>\n

      \u201cThere have been times where I could not meet the in-person part so I just manage to go online and get the same learning experience as I would in the classroom\u2026 there are some days where I take public transportation and it usually takes me 30 to 45 minutes to get here [Guelph Humber],\u201d said Marsala.<\/p>\n

      With students finding time to return to class, HyFlex may just be the new normal for learning.<\/p>\n

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