As institutions and organizations around the world move to more open and flexible delivery of educational and training programs, there is increasing need for effective forms of staff development for the encouragement and support of change, and for the shaping of policies and attitudes needed for more learner-centered approaches. This book draws together the experiences, insights and findings of some of the world's leading staff developers in open and flexible education. It is designed to provide an overview of the trends, influences and events which are shaping the work of these professionals, and the policy changes, processes and outcomes they are helping to bring about in this expanding field. The book offers various frameworks and strategies for staff development activities, with examples from commercial, professional and educational settings, and shows how these can be refined and adapted to more specific contexts.

List of illustrations

viii

(1)

List of contributors

ix

(8)

Foreword

xvii

(2)

Gajaraj Dhanarajan

Preface

xix

(7)

Colin Latchem

Fred Lockwood

Acknowledgements

xxvi

PART I Staff development in context

1

(62)

1 Leadership for open and flexible learning in higher education

3

(10)

DARYL LE GREW

JOCELYN CALVERT

2 Informing government and institutional leaders about the potentials and pitfalls of open learning

13

(10)

ROSS PAUL

3 Staff development in conventional institutions moving towards open learning

23

(10)

ROGER LEWIS

4 A strategic perspective on staff development for open and distance learning

33

(12)

BERNADETTE ROBINSON

5 Research and staff development in open and distance education

45

(9)

TERRY EVANS

DARYL NATION

6 Staff development for open and distance education: the case of the Commonwealth of Learning

54

(9)

PATRICIA MCWILLIAMS

IAN MUGRIDGE

PART II Staff development in the organisation

63

(106)

7 Staff development issues in dual-mode institutions: the Australian experience

65

(10)

COLIN LATCHEM

LOUISE MORAN

8 Proactive staff development: the Indira Gandhi National Open University experience

75

(10)

BADRI N. KOUL

9 Helping faculty to make the paradigm shift from on-campus teaching to distance education at the Institut Teknologi Mara, Malaysia

85

(10)

SZARINA ABDULLAH

10 Staff development in open learning at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

95

(10)

HILARY MAR

DIANA MAK

11 Faculty development programmes in distance education in American higher education

105

(10)

CHARLOTTE N. GUNAWARDENA

REBECCA H. ZITTLE

12 Designing the Rebbelib: staff development in a Pacific multicultural environment

115

(12)

CLAIRE MATTHEWSON

KONAI HELU THAMAN

13 Seeing the world through two pairs of eyes: staff development issues in distance/open learning programmes for First Nations peoples in Canada

127

(10)

BARBARA SPRONK

14 Staff development in support of effective student learning in South African distance education

137

(11)

CHRISTINE RANDELL

ELI BITZER

15 Tuition and counselling: supporting the teachers for competitive advantage

148

(9)

DAVID SEWART

16 Staff development issues in integrating distance education material into on-campus teaching

157

(12)

JO OSBORNE

PART III Staff development in action

169

(107)

17 Staff development from an action research perspective

171

(11)

DAVID KEMBER

18 Staff development: an enabling role

182

(11)

NEIL HAIGH

19 The dynamics of distance teaching: voices from the field

193

(10)

LIZ BURGE

JENNIFER O'ROURKE

20 The catalytic staff development effects of a CD-ROM project

203

(9)

DAVID MURPHY

ROSS VERMEER

21 Staff development within a flexible and open learning course

212

(9)

CATHY GUNN

MARY PANKO

22 Universities learning: the lure of the Net

221

(10)

ANNE FORSTER

LINDSAY HEWSON

23 The role of workshops in staff development

231

(8)

DEREK ROWNTREE

24 Creating an environment for staff development

239

(14)

FRED LOCKWOOD

25 A Master's in open and distance education for university staff

253

(10)

DAVID HAWKRIDGE

26 Staff development for project management and quality assurance

263

(13)

RICHARD FREEMAN

Name index

276

(4)

Subject index

280

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