The document discusses flexible learning strategies for higher education. It proposes overlapping strategies between the Ministry of Education, University of Art and Design Helsinki, and the Virtual University of Finland to improve accessibility and flexibility. These strategies include linking educational institutions, expanding the use of information and communication technology and eLearning, activating communities of strategic practice, and integrating non-governmental organization projects into flexible tuition models. The goal is to develop innovative and collaborative approaches to increase access to higher education and offer more flexible education options.

1. Flexible Learning Strategies
for
Higher Education
Antti Raike
University of Art and Design Helsinki
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2. Introduction
• Inclusion in UIAH tuition: Accessibility
and flexibility of CSCL in HE
• University for All strategy of UIAH:
links to Virtual University of Finland
and ESOK
• Accessibility is connected to flexibility
and both will be concretised in practise
with a cumulative feedback loop
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3. Strategy: Where and how?
• “There and back again”
?
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4. Strategy for accessibility and
flexibility of studies
• Overlapping strategies
Ministry of Education
University of Art and Design
Virtual University
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5. Proactive process
• Collaboration of stakeholders
Ministry of Education
University of Art and Design
Virtual University
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6. Expanding demand for flexibility
in higher education
ICT
Ministry of Education
University of Art and Design
Virtual University
Information and Communication techology
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7. World Campus
• Innovation University
• Integration of eLearning in educational
delivery and support processes
• Focus on the use of eLearning for
increasing access, for offering flexible
education and for income generation
• An extensive use of ICT and CSCL is
necessary to survive in the competitive
market of HE
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8. Challenge of Target Groups
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9. Activating communities of
strategic practice
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10. Integrating NGO projects in
flexible tuition
• Strategic collaboration
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11. Conclusions
• Strategic planning: an investment
• The administration begins the process with a clear
idea of the anticipated benefits
• The management is able to measure the results
• The staff will change the strategy into everyday
practice
• Flexible tuition is possible if all the actors or
stakeholders are included
• Flexibility is accessibility when all the stakeholders
form Communities of Practice contributing a
cumulative feedback loop of studies
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12. Thank you!
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