The convergence of distance and conventional education : patterns of flexibility for the individual learner / / edited by Alan Tait and Roger Mills

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824449603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• ISBN: 1-134-64943-6; 1-134-64942-8; 1-280-33448-7; 0-203-26023-6; 0-203-01686-6; 9786610334483
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in distance education
• Altri autori (Persone): MillsRoger <1941->; TaitAlan
• Disciplina: 371.3/5
• Soggetti: Distance education; Open learning; Continuing education; Educational technology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; The convergence of distance and conventional education: patterns of flexibility for the individual learner ALAN TAIT AND ROGER MILLS; The efficacy and ethics of using digital multimedia for educational purposes MARK CHAMBERS; On access: towards opening the lifeworld within adult higher education systems LEE HERMAN AND ALAN MANDELL; Introducing and supporting change towards more flexible teaching approaches SUE JOHNSTON; Becoming flexible: what does it mean? DENISE KIRKPATRICK AND VIKTOR JAKUPEC; Diversity, convergence and the evolution of student support in higher education in the UK ROGER MILLSConvergence of student types: issues for distance education RICK POWELL, SHARON MCGUIRE AND GAIL ; CRAWFORD; Canaries in the mine? Women's experience and new learning technologies JENNIFER O'ROURKE; A worthwhile education?PAT RICKWOOD IN COLLABORATION WITH VICKI GOODWIN; Notes from the margins: library experiences of postgraduate distance-learning students KATE STEPHENS; The convergence of distance and conventional education: some implications for policy ALAN TAIT; From marginal to mainstream: critical issues in the adoption of information technologies for tertiary teaching and learning DIANE THOMPSONBuilding tools for flexibility: designing interactive multimedia at the Open University of Hong Kong ROSS VERMEER; A case study of convergence between conventional and distance education: using constructivism and postmodernism as a framework to unconverge the mind GILL YOUNG AND DI MARKS-MARAN; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume of essays from leading British, North American and Australasian contributors looks at the issues of the convergence of distance and conventional education. The term 'convergence' refers to the breaking down of barriers between open and distance learning and conventional institutions, and the creation of more and more institutions working across a range of modes. Such convergence has been driven by a number of factors, including the new technologies for teaching and learning, the impact of lifelong learning policies, the entry of larger than ever numbers of adult part-time students