LEADER 04578oam 2200805I 450 001 9910450663503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-64943-6 010 $a1-134-64942-8 010 $a1-280-33448-7 010 $a0-203-26023-6 010 $a0-203-01686-6 010 $a9786610334483 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203016862 035 $a(CKB)1000000000254483 035 $a(EBL)169697 035 $a(OCoLC)57076672 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000130248 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148761 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000130248 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10082307 035 $a(PQKB)10663230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000278235 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11195198 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278235 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10246185 035 $a(PQKB)11460104 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169697 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169697 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054788 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33448 035 $a(OCoLC)71348418 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000254483 100 $a20180706d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe convergence of distance and conventional education $epatterns of flexibility for the individual learner /$fedited by Alan Tait and Roger Mills 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in distance education 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-19428-8 311 $a0-415-19427-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook 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 327 $aDiversity, 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 327 $aFrom 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 330 $aThis volume of essays from leading British, North American and Australasian contributors looks at the issues of the convergence of distance and conventional education. The term 'convergence' refers to the breaking down of barriers between open and distance learning and conventional institutions, and the creation of more and more institutions working across a range of modes. Such convergence has been driven by a number of factors, including the new technologies for teaching and learning, the impact of lifelong learning policies, the entry of larger than ever numbers of adult part-time students 410 0$aRoutledge studies in distance education. 606 $aDistance education 606 $aOpen learning 606 $aContinuing education 606 $aEducational technology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDistance education. 615 0$aOpen learning. 615 0$aContinuing education. 615 0$aEducational technology. 676 $a371.3/5 701 $aMills$b Roger$f1941-$0934957 701 $aTait$b Alan$0934958 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450663503321 996 $aThe convergence of distance and conventional education$92105471 997 $aUNINA