Flexible Learning in Action

First Published in 1997. Pressures to find ways of delivering courses to new markets, lifelong learners and part-time students have all contributed to the growth in finding ways of delivering flexible learning. This book provides case studies to illustrate the diversity of approaches and gives advice on good practice. The case studies paint a broad picture of flexible learning developments in higher education in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America. Several trends concerning the introduction of flexible learning have emerged, and the contributors examine strategies that have been developed at an institutional or departmental level for supporting flexible learning initiatives.

Rachel Hudson is Open Learning Facilitator, Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Bristol. Sian Maslin-Prothero is a lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Nottingham University. Lyn Oates is Learning and Teaching Support Manager, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education.

Introduction, Rachel Hudson, Sian Maslin-Prothero, Lyn Oates; Flexibility for Learners on Campus; Chapter 1 Teaching Business Writing Online: Towards Developing Student Learning and Responsibility in a Flexible Learning Environment, Robert Fulkerth; Chapter 2 Don't Lecture Me about Flexible Learning! Being Flexible in the Delivery of an Undergraduate Education Studies Module, Lesley Dunning; Chapter 3 Improving Independent Learning with Aural German Programmes, Susanne Mühlhaus, Martin Löschmann; Chapter 4 Peer Mentoring through Peer-Assisted Study Sessions, Angus Witherby; Chapter 5 Teaching by E-Mail, Chris Smith; Chapter 6 Using a Shell for Delivery and Support for Case-Based Learning in a Networked Environment, Kathy Buckner, Elisabeth Davenport; Chapter 7 Learning via Multimedia: A Study of the Use of Interactive Multimedia to Teach Chemistry, Chris Smith, Keith Haddon, Edward Smith, Don Bratton; Flexibility for Work-Based Learners; Chapter 8 Flexible Learning for Australian Club Managers, Helen Breen, Nerilee Hing, Paul Weeks; Chapter 9 Distance Learning in Post-Registration Nurse Education, Maggie Grundy, Sally Lawton, Armida Taylor; Chapter 10 Professional Development through Reflective Inquiry, Karen McArdle, Ian McGowan; Chapter 11 Workplace Learning: Removing the Barriers, Phil Askham; Chapter 12 Empowering School Managers through Flexible Learning, David Oldroyd; Chapter 13 Off the Cuff and on the Cusp: A Flexible Approach to Teacher Development, Philip Garner, Chris Longman; Chapter 14 Flexible Learning in Modular Programmes for Professional Studies, Lyn Shipway; Chapter 15 A Flexible Programme in Applied Studies in Education and Training, Andrina McCormack; Flexible Approaches to Skills Development; Chapter 16 Flexible Maths, Sybil Cock, Poppy Pickard; Chapter 17 Profiling Study and Communication Styles for Non-Traditional Students, Jenny Ure; Chapter 18 Flexibility in Teaching and Learning Schemes, Philip Gillies-Denning; Chapter 19 But This Isn't How an English Class is Supposed tobe..., Williatn Macauley, Gian Pagnucci; Chapter 20 Student SkillPacks, Rosie Bingham, Sue Drew; Chapter 21 An Interactive Library Skills Workbook for Engineering Undergraduates, Clare Bainbridge; Chapter 22 Introducing Computer Networks as a Research Tool to First-Year Postgraduates, Richard Steward; Institutional Strategies for Supporting Flexible Learning; Chapter 23 Flexible Learning: Is it as Good for the University as it is for the Students?, William Lynch; Chapter 24 Adopting a Mixed-Mode Approach to Teaching and Learning: A Case Study of the University of Luton, Stephen Fallows; Chapter 25 Flexible Learning - Where Does the Library Fit in?, Tony Cavanagh; Chapter 26 Flexible Learning as a Management Issue, Patrick McGhee; Chapter 27 Flexible Access to Learning Resources Through Electronic Course Delivery, Philip Barker; Chapter 28 An Open Learning Centre at the University of Bristol, Cathy Hole; Chapter 29 Staff Development for Flexible Learning at Stockport College, Jackie Robinson; Chapter 30 Establishing Flexible Learning in a Conventional Institution - Getting the Strategy Right, Sally Anderson; Chapter 31 The Flexible Learning Initiative at Loughborough University, Winnie Wade; conclusion Conclusion;