Students flourish and tutors wither: A study of participant experiences in a first-year online unit (AUR 59 01)

By Ian Dobson. Flexibility is a key word in the contemporary higher education system in Australia. Flexible and diverse entry and exit points, as well as flexible forms of recognising learning, open up the possibility of attaining a university degree for students ‘…hitherto largely excluded from university attendance’ (Birrell & Edwards, 2009, p. 8). More...