VET & TAFE
campusreview.com.au
technology to provide synchronous
feedback, as well as opportunities for group
learning, many students still prosper better in
a face-to-face environment.
I happen to have a deep interest in these
issues, as my doctoral dissertation was
on the management of flexible learning
in the VET sector. My thesis was that VET
managers require a vast number and range
of strategic and operational skills to ensure
the quality of flexible learning, which
includes online learning. These staff skills
take years to develop and without them
within the organisation, course quality will
be uneven and students will be put at risk.
VESTED INTEREST GROUPS
One vested interest group that does not
want to hear that online and other forms
of flexible delivery