SACME HyFlex Guidebook Webinar 1 - Building Connection: Social Presence

Ever wonder why your HyFlex sessions feel like separate online and in-person events happening at the same time?

In this workshop, participants will work through a real-world CPD case to explore how social presence can foster psychological safety, engagement, and participation across modalities. Using practical tools from the SACME HyFlex Guidebook, participants will identify strategies to support connection among in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous learners.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss practical strategies to foster connection and participation across learning modalities.

2. Identify technology and facilitation considerations that support equity in interaction and participation.

3. Apply the Social Presence and Technology Checklists to evaluate a HyFlex learning activity.