Connecting physical and virtual spaces in a HyFlex pedagogic model with a focus on teacher interaction

Abstract

This article highlights interaction within physical and virtual spaces in a higher education HyFlex learning environment with live streamed lectures and seminars. What kinds of learning spaces do we shape when we connect physical and virtual spaces? How do we interact in these spaces, and how do they affect our interaction? The perspective of ‘designs for learning’ theoretically frames the study. The result show that several different spaces are shaped; physical space, representational space, interactional space, and a ‘liminal space’. The result also implies that a HyFlex model requires an increased didactic awareness of designing for learning.