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Flexible Learning Guidebook

Flexibility, when incorporated into curriculum design enables people more choice in their learning.

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Let's get flexible...? Photo by Finsec

The tertiary education sector is highly competitive, and now that funding is shrinking even further organisations are scrabbling for a slice of the pie. Is Flexible Learning the answer? How does this fit with the Tertiary Education Strategy for New Zealand?

In this topic we will explore and justify some approaches to providing flexible learning environments for adult learners in the tertiary sector.

Activity

Activity Twelve Explore the Tertiary Education Strategy for New Zealand (TES for NZ). How do your ideas for flexible learning, and those of your organisation or consultancy fit (or not) with the TES for NZ? What do you need to include in your plan to fit with the TES for NZ? Post a response to your blog.

Reading

Select what is relevant to your context or search for other material. Technology Outlook > New Zealand Tertiary Education 2011-2016 Fisher, K.(2010). Technology-enabled active learning environments: an appraisal. CELE Exchange 2010/7. OECD. 2008 - 2012 Strategy for Otago Polytechnic. The Otago Polytechnic Charter. Draft Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. Tertiary Education Commission, New Zealand.