learning
68 | Tees Business
for the
modern world
Not every learner is able
to take advantage of a
traditional full-time degree
programme.
Increasingly learners
are having to balance
their learning with other
commitments, whether
that be their job or simply
a busy home and personal
life.
To meet this demand,
Teesside University
Business School has
developed a range of
different qualifications
which offer flexible learning
solutions both for learners
and also for employers…
New platform empowers distance learning
A
n innovative new learning platform
specifically designed to facilitate the
needs and ambitions of the modern
student has been launched at Teesside
University, as part of its ambitious digital
transformation programme.
The university has partnered with global
software provider D2L to offer a state-of-
the-art approach to online learning using its
Brightspace platform.
The new Virtual Learning Environment
(VLE) has been developed in order to meet
industry demand for flexible access to
learning.
Teesside University Business School is
offering two courses on the new platform
starting in May - its BA (Hons) Business and
Enterprise (Top-up) (Online) and its flagship
MBA (Online) course, with more courses
planned over the coming months.
The platform can be accessed via a
computer’s internet browser or on a mobile
device and offers students the opportunity
to study their subjects in their own time
through an easy-to-navigate interface.
As well as viewing course materials
and study aids and accessing scheduled
classes and seminars through the platform,
students on online learning courses
can also contact tutors through digital
communications channels.
The platform aligns with Teesside
University’s Future Facing Learning strategy,
which has seen it embrace cutting edge
technology to change the way that students
learn across the whole portfolio of academic
courses.
Professor Mark Simpson, pro vice-
chancellor (learning and teaching), said:
“This new platform takes the strengths of
our on-campus provision and widens it out
to a whole new market, both nationally and
internationally.
“Our online learning provision provides a
flexible learning environment for students,
whether they are employees juggling the
demands of the modern workplace or part-
time or mature learners who wish to study
at their own pace.
“The VLE experience means they can
tailor their learning around their own needs
without losing any of the quality of a
traditional degree.”
Stewart Watts, D2L regional director, said: