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Rethinking Flexible Learning in a Distributed Learning Environment: A University-Wide Initiative
Posted on 11 March 2011 by Shahril Effendi Bin Ibrahim (Senior Librarian)
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Rob Phillips
Rick Cummings
Kate Lowe
Diana Jonas-Dwyer
Publication Details
Resource Type: 
Article
Publication Date: 
Sept 2004
Conference Name: 
Educational Media International
Volume: 
41
Issue or Number: 
3
Pagination: 
195-2005
Summary

This paper is a case study of the impact of ICT on the teaching and learning environment at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia, where the convergence of distance and campus-based education is changing the teaching environment in ways impossible prior to the development of ICT. Specifically, the paper will explore issues which have arisen from the implementation of a new flexible unit model which focuses on student access to rather than delivery of unit materials. The issues identified in a pilot of the new approach include: rethinking how students access learning resources; streamlining print materials provided to students; implementing an online lecture recording and streaming solution; and providing assessment which is equivalent whether taken on-campus or online. These issues are not unique to Murdoch, but the integrated approach to resolving them offers a financially attractive means to achieve both reform and improved quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR].

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