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Flexible pedagogy, flexible practice : notes from the trenches of distance education /

"Flexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Burge, Elizabeth J (Editor ), Gibson, Chère Campbell, 1945- (Editor ), Gibson, Terry (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2011]
Colección:Issues in distance education series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Frits Pannekoek
  • Introduction: Why Look at Flexibility? / Elizabeth Burge
  • I. Clarifying the Concept
  • Flexibility in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Web 2.0 / Denise Kirkpatrick
  • Students' Perceptions: Flexing Pedagogy and Practice / Julie Willems
  • Structured Flexible Learning: Making Informed Design Choices / Der-Thanq (Victor) Chen, Rose Liang, and Yu-mei Wang
  • II. Identifying Driving and Restraining Forces. Flexible Distance Education for Social Transformation / Milly Daweti and Jean Mitchell
  • Politics, Pedagogy, and Productivity as Drivers of Flexible Learning / Cathy Gunn
  • Cultural Perceptions of Flexibility in Asian Higher Education / Colin Latchem and Insung Jung
  • Openness and Flexibility in New Zealand: Victories and Challenges / Mary Simpson and Bill Anderson
  • III. Surviving the Swamps of Everyday Practice. Before the Fall: Breaking Rules and Changing Minds / Darcy W. Hardy
  • Implementing an Online System: Voices of Experience / Andrew Higgins and Mark Northover
  • Adding Flexibility to Higher Education Using OERs: Lessons from the Open University / Andy Lane
  • From "Here" to "There": The Rocky Road to Flexibility / Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox
  • Where Has the Effort Gone?: The Quest to Sustain Momentum / Darien Rossiter
  • An Elephant's Lifetime, the Patience of Job / Yoni Ryan
  • The Garden of Learning Delights: The Librarian's Tale / Non Scantlebury and Gill Needham
  • Reflecting on Swamp Life / Arthur L. Wilson
  • Mapping the Driving and Restraining Forces on Flexibility in Higher Education / Chère Campbell Gibson and Terry Gibson
  • IV. Admitting Compromises. The Fog of Flexibility: The Riskiness of Flexible Post-secondary Education in Australia / Terry Evans and Peter Smith
  • Flexing Costs and Reflecting on Methods / Greville Rumble
  • "Which Is to Be Master"?: Reflections on Ethical Decision Making / Melody M. Thompson and Lorna Kearns
  • V. Voicing Contrarian Opinions. The Paradoxes of Flexible Learning / David Harris
  • Transformational Technologies: Exploring Myths and Realities / Adrian Kirkwood
  • "Plenty of Saps" / Alan Woodley
  • What Happens in the Stretch to Flexibility? / Katherine Nicoll
  • Conclusion: The Challenge of Weaving Principles with Practice / Elizabeth Burge, Chère Campbell Gibson, and Terry Gibson.