Winds of Change and Paradigm Shifts

Correspondence, Distance and Open Learning

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  • Andrew Higgins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61468/jofdl.v27i2.661

Keywords:

online learning, distance education, e-learning, distance learning, technology-enhanced learning, flexible learning, flexible delivery

Abstract

Originally published in 1998, this paper uses the origins of and subsequent changes to correspondence education in Queensland and New Zealand to highlight how open and flexible learning practices are influencing the normal paradigm of educational teaching, learning and service delivery.

Author Biography

Andrew Higgins

Andrew Higgins was Head of the Flexible Learning Section in the Higher Education Development Centre at the University of Otago.

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Published

2024-06-30

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2023): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning

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