Distance and Flexible Learning

The Resource Centre contains practical material about good teaching and learning in the tertiary sector. The Resources can come from the Communities and Project Groups on the site. The Resources are high-quality, well-presented, evidence-based, and relevant to New Zealand.

Distance and Flexible Learning includes flexible learning and support, blended learning, and technology-assisted learning such as e-learning and m-learning.

See our Resource Centre Guide to Distance & Flexible Learning for an overview of the content under this Topic

Most recent resources about Distance and Flexible Learning

Mobile Learning infoKit

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A practical guide for educational institutions planning to implement a mobile learning initiative.

Emerging Practice in a Digital Age

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Explores how colleges and universities are embracing innovation and using emerging technologies to enhance learning in a climate of economic pressure, changing social circumstances and rapid technological change.

Effective Practice in a Digital Age: a guide to technology-enhanced learning and teaching

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From the UK, a publication designed for those in further and higher education who aim to enhance the student learning experience through apt and imaginative uses of technology. It outlines key aspects of designing learning in a technology-rich context and is structured to address the needs of experienced practitioners as well as those new to technology-based learning and teaching.

Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of e-Learning with Māori Learners

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This project aimed to better understand the critical success factors and pedagogy for effective use of e-learning with Māori learners, and to train educators on the effective use of e-learning for Māori learners.

Understanding the Needs of Māori Learners for the Effective use of eLearning

This report contributes to the ITPNZ project entitled Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of eLearning with Māori Learners. The project has been designed to provide information on critical success factors for Māori eLearners and to disseminate findings to educators within the tertiary education sector.