Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">The millennial generation is facing challenges in their career path and they believe that tertiary education can help them to equip better to tackle against. However, some students find it difficult to rush back to classroom due to work commitment. Fortunately, flexible education developed these years allows students to capture knowledge anytime and anywhere easier. In order to deliver courses in line with students’ need, many universities have considered offering alternative studying modes, such as flexible method, to enrich the course delivery. Using a case study, this paper investigates the delivery approach adopted by a school of a well-known university in Australia. This School offers architecture and construction management courses and has successfully adopted the flexible approach, with the aid of various online teaching and learning tools: the Cloud, Elluminate Live!, EchoSystem, Mediawiki and ePortfolio, in delivering subjects. It is welcomed by various cohorts of students. Not only the student numbers have been increased, but the School is also the first preference when students opting architecture and construction management studies. Statistics also indicate students’ satisfaction and course experience are improved. The success of this School proves itself to be an exemplar for other educators planning for flexible delivery.</p>
Highlights
Moonen et al (1997) identify five categories of flexible education related to time, content, entry requirements, pedagogy and delivery logistics
Tucker and Morris (2011) argue that the research on flexibility for architecture and construction management education falls into two main broad groups: 1.meta-analyses identifying aspects of flexibility; 2.individual case studies detailing how aspects of flexibility are implemented
As a result of the millennial youth demands a “diploma, there is a growing trend of students demanding flexible approach to pursue the degree in this School
Summary
The millennial generation is facing challenges in their career path and they believe that tertiary education can help them to equip better to tackle against. This paper investigates the delivery approach adopted by a school of a well-known university in Australia This School offers architecture and construction management courses and has successfully adopted the flexible approach, with the aid of various online teaching and learning tools: the Cloud, Elluminate Live!, EchoSystem, Mediawiki and ePortfolio, in delivering subjects. It is welcomed by various cohorts of students. Statistics indicate students’ satisfaction and course experience are improved The success of this School proves itself to be an exemplar for other educators planning for flexible delivery
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