Flexible Learning
Learning your way
What is flexible learning? It is an educational approach that increases student opportunities for exploration (acquire, inquire), engagement (communicate, collaborate), and expression (practice, create). Flexible learning is highly customizable and provides greater accessibility and affordances
Why use flexible learning? Educators tend to teach differently from one another, dependent upon knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Similarly, students tend to have their own learning tendencies and preferences as well. Flexible learning attempts to provide choice and optimize the educational experience for everyone.
The process of
gaining or acquiring new
knowledge, skills, or attitudes
that is of educational value.
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Components of the E3 Model
Acquire
Inquire
Communicate
Collaborate
Practise
Create
Added Value of Flexible Learning and the E3 Model
As higher education moves to more robust, progressive models of teaching and learning, flexible learning is well-positioned to provide faculty and students with a modern pedagogical framework (E3) that provides engaging digital experiences to accommodate a variety of educational needs and affordances.
