Converting to Online Course and Program Delivery: The University of South Australia Case Study

Authors

  • Bruce King
  • Holly McCauslan
  • Ted Nunan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v1i2.21

Keywords:

distance education, Australia, e-learning, online learning

Abstract

The University of South Australia's (UniSA) approach to converting its distance education programs to online delivery is to manage it as a part of establishing an online teaching and learning environment for all of its programs. UniSA's move to online teaching and learning derives from a clear vision of its future, is informed and directed by a comprehensive framework for teaching and learning, and enabled by appropriate structures, processes and resources. The institution has chosen to develop a relatively low-cost, easy to use online teaching and learning environment that has facilitated large-scale conversion to the online mode for all teaching and learning, including traditional distance education.

Author Biographies

Bruce King

Bruce King is Director of the Flexible Learning Centre at the University of South Australia. He has 25 years as teacher, academic, administrator, and consultant on distance and open learning. He chairs the Board of KnowledgeSouth, a software company owned by the University, and is on the Academic Programs Committee of Open Learning Australia.

Holly McCauslan

Holly McCausland (DipT) is Senior Project Officer in the Flexible Learning Centre at the University of South Australia. She provides executive support to the Director and senior academic staff and contributes to initiatives for improving teaching and learning. These include a computer literacy strategy for commencing students, reward schemes for teaching and learning excellence, and frameworks for fostering inclusivity and information literacy.

Ted Nunan

Ted Nunan MEd, BSc, DipEd, DipT is an Associate Professor in Distance Education at the Flexible Learning Centre of the University of South Australia. He is involved in research, policy studies and professional development in distance education and flexible learning and delivery approaches. He has published extensively on quality and standards in distance education and theoretical issues in distance education and flexible learning, including chapters in Routledge works in these areas.

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Published

2001-01-01

How to Cite

King, B., McCauslan, H., & Nunan, T. (2001). Converting to Online Course and Program Delivery: The University of South Australia Case Study. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 1(2). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v1i2.21

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Research Articles