Information literacy and flexible delivery: are we meeting student needs?(Central Queensland University)

From: Australian Academic & Research Libraries | Date: September 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

At Central Queensland University (CQU) flexible learning is defined as `learning that is focussed on the needs of the learner in such aspects as curriculum content, sequencing of developmental pathways through the curriculum, and the timing, location and method of learning'. (1) The implications for the library are increasing numbers of students who choose not to attend face-to-face classes, have highly individualised needs regarding the curriculum, are often geographically challenged and who are following a study timetable unique to their personal needs. With the publication of ...

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