I've been talking about programmes that have a mixed content of taught and online courses in the last few weeks. Today I saw the perfect example of how useful this kind of flexibility can be. A former student needed to update his knowledge in his specialist subject as he had just been given promotion but needed to be absolutely au fait with new developments. He can reasonably allow himself half a day a week for training, but this does not allow him to get up to speed fast enough. So we sat down and worked out a one-off program consisting of online courses, plus half a day a week's tutoring for four months. He has a perfect custom-made personal training course; the educational institution simply has to find time for a one-to-one tutorial every week for four months. It's made possible by the incredible flexibility of online learning.
# posted by Mary @ 2:15 PM
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