LEADER 04386nam 2200685 450 001 9910812044803321 005 20230912124429.0 010 $a1-283-40672-1 010 $a9786613406729 010 $a1-926836-21-9 035 $a(CKB)2560000000079458 035 $a(EBL)835602 035 $a(OCoLC)741399571 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652674 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12248850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652674 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10641934 035 $a(PQKB)10412068 035 $a(CEL)440381 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00228132 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4839976 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11376429 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL340672 035 $a(OCoLC)986210453 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL835602 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/vxt0gm 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4839976 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000079458 100 $a20170510h20112011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aFlexible pedagogy, flexible practice $enotes from the trenches of distance education /$fedited by Elizabeth Burge, Che?re Gibson, Terry Gibson 210 1$aEdmonton, [Alberta] :$cAU Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 225 1 $aIssues in Distance Education 311 $a1-926836-20-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Why Look at Flexibility?; ONE: CLARIFYING THE CONCEPT; Introduction; 1 Flexibility in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Web 2.0; 2 Students' Perceptions: Flexing Pedagogy and Practice; 3 Structured Flexible Learning: Making Informed Design Choices; TWO: IDENTIFYING DRIVING AND RESTRAINING FORCES; Introduction; 4 Flexible Distance Education for Social Transformation; 5 Politics, Pedagogy, and Productivity as Drivers of Flexible Learning; 6 Cultural Perceptions of Flexibility in Asian Higher Education 327 $a7 Openness and Flexibility in New Zealand: Victories and ChallengesTHREE: SURVIVING THE SWAMPS OF EVERYDAY PRACTICE; Introduction; 8 Before the Fall: Breaking Rules and Changing Minds; 9 Implementing an Online System: Voices of Experience; 10 Adding Flexibility to Higher Education Using OERS: Lessons from the Open University; 11 From "Here" to "There": The Rocky Road to Flexibility; 12 Where Has the Effort Gone?: The Quest to Sustain Momentum; 13 An Elephant's Lifetime, the Patience of Job; 14 The Garden of Learning Delights: The Librarian's Tale; 15 Reflecting on Swamp Life 327 $a16 Mapping the Driving and Restraining Forces on Flexibility in Higher EducationFOUR: ADMITTING COMPROMISES; Introduction; 17 The Fog of Flexibility: The Riskiness of Flexible Post-secondary Education in Australia; 18 Flexing Costs and Reflecting on Methods; 19 "Which Is to Be Master"?: Reflections on Ethical Decision Making; FIVE: VOICING CONTRARIAN OPINIONS; Introduction; 20 The Paradoxes of Flexible Learning; 21 Transformational Technologies: Exploring Myths and Realities; 22 "Plenty of Saps"; 23 What Happens in the Stretch to Flexibility? 327 $aConclusion: The Challenge of Weaving Principles with PracticeIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z 330 $aFlexibility has become a watchword in modern education, but its implementation is by no means a straightforward matter. Flexible Pedagogy, Flexible Practice sheds light on the often taken-for-granted assumptions that inform daily practice and examines the institutional dynamics that help and hinder efforts toward flexibility. The collection in international in scope, drawing on the experience of specialists in distance education from North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, and Japan. Contributors to the volume were asked to reflect candidly and cr 410 0$aIssues in distance education series. 606 $aDistance education 615 0$aDistance education. 676 $a371.35 702 $aBurge$b Elizabeth J. 702 $aGibson$b Che?re Campbell$f1945- 702 $aGibson$b Terry 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812044803321 996 $aFlexible pedagogy, flexible practice$92122375 997 $aUNINA