Our Mission
The Flexible Learning Institute (FLI) promotes and fosters excellence and innovation in flexible and blended learning, through pedagogical scholarship, promotion of good practice and policy advice. The Institute is an interdisciplinary centre for applied educational research and the promotion of innovative and sustainable practice in flexible learning and teaching.
The Institute promotes the scholarship of teaching and research-based teaching within the University to inform and transform educational practice through use of flexible learning and teaching approaches. A key aspect of its role is to assist in gaining acknowledgement of CSU as a leading flexible learning provider both nationally and internationally.
The Institute values:
- access and equity
- innovation
- transformation
- interdisciplinary practice
- collaboration and communication
The Institute focuses on:
- transformational change
- flexible & blended learning
- learning-oriented assessment
- peer learning
- scholarship of teaching and learning
- design-based research
Initiatives of the Institute:
- Teaching Fellowship Scheme
- SEED Grants
- Partnerships with external organisations
- Representation on Committees
- Supervision of research students
- Evaluation of University systems and programs eg. FULT, TTC, GULT
- Production of a book series
- Exploration of lexicon and affordances