Flexible Delivery Damaging to Learning?
Lessons from the Canterbury Digital Lectures Project
Preparing courses for flexible delivery and distance education is normally a timeconsuming and expensive process. The results reveal some surprising social implications of making flexible delivery available to students at a residential university. Early in the trial, many students expressed an intention to use the system, but few did. Late in the course, many students stated that they urgently needed the system for revision, but even fewer used it. At the same time, lecture attendance appeared to be lower than normal.
Flexible coursework delivery to Australian postgraduates: How effective is the teaching and learning?
The educational implications of non-traditional delivery methods at postgraduate level are not yet well understood. A major question is whether advantages of access and flexibility are accompanied by trade-offs in learning experiences and outcomes.
Online, off course Education Guardian article from lecture.
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