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Foreword / Frits Pannekoek
Introduction: Why Look at Flexibility? / Elizabeth Burge
I. Clarifying the Concept
Flexibility in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Web 2.0 / Denise Kirkpatrick
Students' Perceptions: Flexing Pedagogy and Practice / Julie Willems
Structured Flexible Learning: Making Informed Design Choices / Der-Thanq (Victor) Chen, Rose Liang, and Yu-mei Wang
II. Identifying Driving and Restraining Forces. Flexible Distance Education for Social Transformation / Milly Daweti and Jean Mitchell
Politics, Pedagogy, and Productivity as Drivers of Flexible Learning / Cathy Gunn
Cultural Perceptions of Flexibility in Asian Higher Education / Colin Latchem and Insung Jung
Openness and Flexibility in New Zealand: Victories and Challenges / Mary Simpson and Bill Anderson
III. Surviving the Swamps of Everyday Practice. Before the Fall: Breaking Rules and Changing Minds / Darcy W. Hardy
Implementing an Online System: Voices of Experience / Andrew Higgins and Mark Northover
Adding Flexibility to Higher Education Using OERs: Lessons from the Open University / Andy Lane
From "Here" to "There": The Rocky Road to Flexibility / Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox
Where Has the Effort Gone?: The Quest to Sustain Momentum / Darien Rossiter
An Elephant's Lifetime, the Patience of Job / Yoni Ryan
The Garden of Learning Delights: The Librarian's Tale / Non Scantlebury and Gill Needham
Reflecting on Swamp Life / Arthur L. Wilson
Mapping the Driving and Restraining Forces on Flexibility in Higher Education / Chère Campbell Gibson and Terry Gibson
IV. Admitting Compromises. The Fog of Flexibility: The Riskiness of Flexible Post-secondary Education in Australia / Terry Evans and Peter Smith
Flexing Costs and Reflecting on Methods / Greville Rumble
"Which Is to Be Master"?: Reflections on Ethical Decision Making / Melody M. Thompson and Lorna Kearns
V. Voicing Contrarian Opinions. The Paradoxes of Flexible Learning / David Harris
Transformational Technologies: Exploring Myths and Realities / Adrian Kirkwood
"Plenty of Saps" / Alan Woodley
What Happens in the Stretch to Flexibility? / Katherine Nicoll
Conclusion: The Challenge of Weaving Principles with Practice / Elizabeth Burge, Chère Campbell Gibson, and Terry Gibson.
Introduction: Why Look at Flexibility? / Elizabeth Burge
I. Clarifying the Concept
Flexibility in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Web 2.0 / Denise Kirkpatrick
Students' Perceptions: Flexing Pedagogy and Practice / Julie Willems
Structured Flexible Learning: Making Informed Design Choices / Der-Thanq (Victor) Chen, Rose Liang, and Yu-mei Wang
II. Identifying Driving and Restraining Forces. Flexible Distance Education for Social Transformation / Milly Daweti and Jean Mitchell
Politics, Pedagogy, and Productivity as Drivers of Flexible Learning / Cathy Gunn
Cultural Perceptions of Flexibility in Asian Higher Education / Colin Latchem and Insung Jung
Openness and Flexibility in New Zealand: Victories and Challenges / Mary Simpson and Bill Anderson
III. Surviving the Swamps of Everyday Practice. Before the Fall: Breaking Rules and Changing Minds / Darcy W. Hardy
Implementing an Online System: Voices of Experience / Andrew Higgins and Mark Northover
Adding Flexibility to Higher Education Using OERs: Lessons from the Open University / Andy Lane
From "Here" to "There": The Rocky Road to Flexibility / Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox
Where Has the Effort Gone?: The Quest to Sustain Momentum / Darien Rossiter
An Elephant's Lifetime, the Patience of Job / Yoni Ryan
The Garden of Learning Delights: The Librarian's Tale / Non Scantlebury and Gill Needham
Reflecting on Swamp Life / Arthur L. Wilson
Mapping the Driving and Restraining Forces on Flexibility in Higher Education / Chère Campbell Gibson and Terry Gibson
IV. Admitting Compromises. The Fog of Flexibility: The Riskiness of Flexible Post-secondary Education in Australia / Terry Evans and Peter Smith
Flexing Costs and Reflecting on Methods / Greville Rumble
"Which Is to Be Master"?: Reflections on Ethical Decision Making / Melody M. Thompson and Lorna Kearns
V. Voicing Contrarian Opinions. The Paradoxes of Flexible Learning / David Harris
Transformational Technologies: Exploring Myths and Realities / Adrian Kirkwood
"Plenty of Saps" / Alan Woodley
What Happens in the Stretch to Flexibility? / Katherine Nicoll
Conclusion: The Challenge of Weaving Principles with Practice / Elizabeth Burge, Chère Campbell Gibson, and Terry Gibson.