Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction / Chris Dennis, Ruth Matheson, and Sue Tangney -- Bend Me, Shape Me / John Butcher and Liz Marr -- Promoting Flexible Learning through Embedded, Online Study Skills Support / Leila Griffiths -- Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts / Chris Little and Matthew Street -- Enhancing the Student Experience / Nicola Poole and Sophie Leslie -- A Classroom without Walls / Moira McLoughlin and Wendy Sinclair -- Shadow Modules and Student-Led Online Learning Communities / Sheila L. Amici-Dargan, Amber M. Moorcroft, and Stephen M. Rutherford -- Youth Justice Live! / Sue Bond-Taylor and Ceryl Teleri Davies -- Opening the Door to the Virtual School / Sharon Smith and Ruth Hewston -- Academic Support Online / Graham Barton and Alex Lumley -- Commonplace / Siobhan Clay and Paul Tabak -- Flexibility, Socialisation and the Use of Twitter by a University Library / Chris Dennis, Stuart Abbott, and Rob Sell -- The Student Hub Live / Karen Foley -- Online Learning Communities and Flexibility in Learning / Chris Dennis -- Back Matter -- Index.

Flexibility has long been a feature of the delivery of learning in higher education, particularly with the rise in importance of technology in giving learners greater choice over when, where and how they engage in learning. Recent analysis has sought to look beyond its significance in learning delivery to its value as a personal attribute of both learners and educators. Flexibility is now a key feature of debates addressing the role of universities in producing graduates with the capability to become change agents in increasingly dynamic workplaces and the wider world. Flexibility and Pedagogy in Higher Education explores flexibility in learning in the context of online learning communities, in relation to the delivery of learning and as a means of promoting the development of flexibility as a personal attribute. Essays draw on examples involving students from foundation up to postgraduate level in curricular and co-curricular settings. The essays collected in this volume examine the practical application of flexibility in learning through the use of online learning communities. It provides best practice examples for educators looking to use innovative pedagogies to develop flexible learning experiences, thereby building on recent studies on the place of flexibility in the future development of higher education.

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