BlendFlex and HyFlex Models to Increase Student Engagement and Retention

Abstract

The focus of each Technology Solutions for Adult Basic Skills Challenges column begins with a common challenge facing adult basic skills practitioners. Solutions offered for these challenges, at least in part through the use of technology, include hardware, such as desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, electronic tablets, VR goggles, robots, and electronic whiteboards; software applications such as websites, course management systems, learning management systems, and databases; and apps for mobile devices. Each article begins with a description of a challenge and examines one or more solutions that use technology.