Flexible Delivery of Education in Kalgoorlie: Planning and Opening a Flexible Delivery Centre of Education at Curtin University Kalgoorlie Campus
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https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v10i1.450Abstract
Many learning institutions have been restructuring to meet the demands of clients and staff (Nicholls 1996). Over the last two years the Kalgoorlie campus has been re-engineering its structure, including its management practices and teaching and learning strategies. Just as the administration has to be lean and mean in these economic times, so the teaching and learning has to be cost effective, however our main reason for bringing in flexible learning is to improve customer service' and increase the number of student enrolments. In other campuses offering flexible learning it has been found that offering more control and choice dramatically increases enrolments. Our market is aimed at adults and adults have a more practical approach to their educational needs and also more experience to bringto the learning process. Flexible delivery both attracts students and is an economical method of delivery. We have been moving piecemeal towards a more flexible approach but the opening of a flexible learning centre is an announcement to the world that we are committed to our customers. In February I was given a project to open a flexible learning centre in nine weeks. I could access $50,000. I did manage to access another two small grants; however we were operating on a shoestring. It has taken 9 months [just like a baby] but we have a successful outcome. The following are some of my findings as I researched the topic and some conclusions I reached.
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