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Toward new models of flexible education to enhance quality in Australian higher education

Palmer, Stuart, Holt, Dale and Farley, Alan 2010, Toward new models of flexible education to enhance quality in Australian higher education, in Accessible elements : teaching science online and at a distance, AU Press, Edmonton, Alberta, pp.61-80.

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Title Toward new models of flexible education to enhance quality in Australian higher education
Author(s) Palmer, Stuart
Holt, Dale
Farley, Alan
Title of book Accessible elements : teaching science online and at a distance
Editor(s) Kennepohl, Dietmar
Shaw, Lawton
Publication date 2010
Chapter number 4
Total chapters 13
Start page 61
End page 80
Total pages 20
Publisher AU Press
Place of Publication Edmonton, Alberta
Keyword(s) flexible education
distance education
engineering education
Summary In this chapter we focus on models of flexible education as related to Australian higher education (with an argument that this is typical of developments worldwide). Moreover, Deakin University’s longstanding experience in flexible, online and distance education, as a case study of changes in Australian higher education, will be highlighted, with a particular emphasis on developments in teaching engineering and technology flexibly. To begin, we provide coverage of contemporary developments in quality enhancements in teaching and learning in Australian higher education arguing that flexible education is a key institutional response to external demands. The meanings of flexible education and blended learning are then considered and a contingency-based framework for designing flexible education outlined. The framework will consider models of flexible education design in the light of goals, the roles, needs and circumstances of teaching staff and learners, the changing technological environment, and the requirements of various external stakeholders. The focus will then move to course and unit concerns relating to flexible educational models of course design and operation as illustrated through the case of engineering and technology at Deakin. The final section will give some consideration to future directions in flexible education.
ISBN 9781897425473
9781897425480
Language eng
Field of Research 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education
HERDC Research category B1 Book chapter
Copyright notice ©2010, Dietmar Kennepohl and Lawton Shaw
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30028440

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