Leeds University Business School John Hillard Director of Postgraduate Programmes

Flexible Learning: the context 50% increase in Postgraduate numbers since1999 Limits upon physical capacity Emergent corporate market: Leeds Management Development Programme Need to increase ‘flexibility’ of delivery Need to upgrade learning and teaching materials

Flexible Learning: LUBS strategy Blended learning Shift towards learner-centred learning Web materials to reduce duplication: International Business/MDM Modules designed to provide infrastructure: Induction/Evaluation

Flexible Learning: implementation Working with Courseware developer Identification of first phase modules Development of the ‘look’ Development of the materials

Flexible Learning: the future Identification of second phase modules Launch of MBA by WBL Internal partnerships eg ICS Corporate partnerships eg Atkins

Flexible Learning: the future ‘Academic Departments can negotiate a planned departmental deficit with the University with the intention of releasing staff from other duties and responsibilities enabling them to work closely with the central flexible learning team’ University Flexible (including Distance) Learning Strategy September 2001