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Description:Flexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. "Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education" sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and hinder efforts toward flexibility. Contributors to the volume were asked to reflect critically on a series of questions, including: * What precisely is flexible learning?* Who or what is driving the flexibility agenda, and for whose benefit? And who or what is resisting it?* What challenges must be overcome in order to achieve flexibility, and what are some of the compromises it can entail?International in scope, with authors from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Japan, "Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education" offers a wealth of theoretical insights and practical experience that will be invaluable to anyone seeking to extend the reach of higher education.Elizabeth J. Burge is professor of adult education at the University of New Brunswick. She is a past president of the Canadian Association for Distance Education/Association canadienne de l'education a distance and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Distance Education, in Canada, and the American Journal of Distance Education.Chere Campbell Gibson is professor emeritus of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. She established the Certificate of Professional Development in Distance Education and in 2003 was invited into the USDLA Hall of Fame. She continues to speak extensively on distance education issues.Terry Gibson is professor emeritus of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. His research has focused on instructional settings in the home, in the workplace, and within educational institutions. He was the executive producer during the development of the Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations, which provides learning opportunities via distance education to nonprofit organizations throughout North America and Latin America."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice: Notes from the Trenches of Distance Education (Issues in Distance Education). To get started finding Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice: Notes from the Trenches of Distance Education (Issues in Distance Education), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Flexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. "Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education" sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and hinder efforts toward flexibility. Contributors to the volume were asked to reflect critically on a series of questions, including: * What precisely is flexible learning?* Who or what is driving the flexibility agenda, and for whose benefit? And who or what is resisting it?* What challenges must be overcome in order to achieve flexibility, and what are some of the compromises it can entail?International in scope, with authors from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Japan, "Flexible and Distance Learning in Higher Education" offers a wealth of theoretical insights and practical experience that will be invaluable to anyone seeking to extend the reach of higher education.Elizabeth J. Burge is professor of adult education at the University of New Brunswick. She is a past president of the Canadian Association for Distance Education/Association canadienne de l'education a distance and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Distance Education, in Canada, and the American Journal of Distance Education.Chere Campbell Gibson is professor emeritus of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. She established the Certificate of Professional Development in Distance Education and in 2003 was invited into the USDLA Hall of Fame. She continues to speak extensively on distance education issues.Terry Gibson is professor emeritus of the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. His research has focused on instructional settings in the home, in the workplace, and within educational institutions. He was the executive producer during the development of the Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations, which provides learning opportunities via distance education to nonprofit organizations throughout North America and Latin America."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice: Notes from the Trenches of Distance Education (Issues in Distance Education). To get started finding Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice: Notes from the Trenches of Distance Education (Issues in Distance Education), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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