| Description |
xxv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Routledge studies in distance education |
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Routledge studies in distance education.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Gajaraj Dhanarajan -- Preface / Colin Latchem and Fred Lockwood -- 1. Leadership for open and flexible learning in higher education / Daryl Le Grew and Jocelyn Calvert -- 2. Informing government and institutional leaders about the potentials and pitfalls of open learning / Ross Paul -- 3. Staff development in conventional institutions moving towards open learning / Roger Lewis -- 4. A strategic perspective on staff development for open and distance learning / Bernadette Robinson -- 5. Research and staff development in open and distance education / Terry Evans and Daryl Nation -- 6. Staff development for open and distance education: the case of the Commonwealth of Learning / Patricia McWilliams and Ian Mugridge -- 7. Staff development issues in dual-mode institutions: the Australian experience / Colin Latchem and Louise Moran -- 8. Proactive staff development: the Indira Gandhi National Open University experience / Badri N. Koul -- 9. Helping faculty to make the paradigm shift from on-campus teaching to distance education at the Institut Teknologi Mara, Malaysia / Szarina Abdullah -- 10. Staff development in open learning at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University / Hilary Mar and Diana Mak -- 11. Faculty development programmes in distance education in American higher education / Charlotte N. Gunawardena and Rebecca H. Zittle -- 12. Designing the Rebbelib: staff development in a Pacific multicultural environment / Claire Matthewson and Konai Helu Thaman -- 13. Seeing the world through two pairs of eyes: staff development issues in distance/open learning programmes for First Nations peoples in Canada / Barbara Spronk -- 14. Staff development in support of effective student learning in South African distance education / Christine Randell and Eli Bitzer -- 15. Tuition and counselling: supporting the teachers for competitive advantage / David Sewart -- 16. Staff development issues in integrating distance education material into on-campus teaching / Jo Osborne -- 17. Staff development from an action research perspective / David Kember -- 18. Staff development: an enabling role / Neil Haigh -- 19. The dynamics of distance teaching: voices from the field / Liz Burge and Jennifer O'Rourke -- 20. The catalytic staff development effects of a CD-ROM project / David Murphy and Ross Vermeer -- 21. Staff development within a flexible and open learning course / Cathy Gunn and Mary Panko -- 22. Universities learning: the lure of the Net / Anne Forster and Lindsay Hewson -- 23. The role of workshops in staff development / Derek Rowntree -- 24. Creating an environment for staff development / Fred Lockwood -- 25. A Master's in open and distance education for university staff / David Hawkridge -- 26. Staff development for project management and quality assurance / Richard Freeman |
| Summary |
Provides an overview of the trends, influences and events which shape the work of leading staff developers and the policy changes, processes and outcomes they are helping to bring about. Gives advice on the organisation and implementation of staff development in various educational settings, open applications and cultural contexts around the world |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
College teachers -- In-service training.
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Distance education.
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Open learning -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
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Open learning.
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| Author |
Latchem, C. R. (Colin R.)
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Lockwood, Fred.
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| LC no. |
97030930 |
| ISBN |
0415173760 (HB) |
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0415173906 (PB) |
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