Management of academic development

Abstract

The outcome of academic development for flexible learning is to produce an academic workforce with the understandings and skills necessary to produce good educational experiences for students in the wide variety of settings that flexible learning makes possible. However, the nature of the involvement of staff in producing those experiences is the subject of some debate. This introduction will therefore consider what is meant by: •academic work (relating to flexible learning); •academic development; •flexible learning; •good teaching and good educational experiences.