Enhancing flexibility in education: a report on the Supported Flexibile Learning Project undertaken by the Institutes of Technology in Ireland/ edited by Richard Thorn, Mark Glynn & Caitríona Campbell.

Section 1: Introduction and contexualisation -- Introduction: project background and policy content. Kevin C. O'Rourke -- System performance - from fixed to flexible learning. Richard Thorn -- Advancing flexible learning through the Strategic Innovation Fund. Abigail Chantler and Muiris O'Connor -- Flexible learning capacity building - a perspective from the Central Project Team. Mark Glynn and Richard Thorn -- Section 2: Student-oriented case studies -- Converting a course for online delivery. Marc Cashin, Luke Fannon, Eoin Langan and Seamus Ryan -- The impact of student learning of investment in technical strategy - embedding blogs and Wikis into learning. Anna O'Donovan, Siobhán O'Sullivan and Irene Sheridan -- Flexible learning: virtual classrooms at IT Carlow/ Brian McQuaid, John Ó Néill -- Building capacity in line learning through certified training. Brian Mullin -- The use of minor and special purpose awards to facilitate flexible programme delivery. Brid McElligott -- The impact in Limerick Institute of Technology of the SIF2 sectoral project 'supported flexible learning'.Colin McLean -- Making our systems and niche programmes more flexible through technology. Michael Carey, Denis McFadden and Liam McIntyre -- Section 3: Systems-oriented case studies: Lessons from flexible learning across multiple campuses. Kevin C. O'Rourke -- Flexible learning: a case study of transformational change. John Dallat and Brendan Ryder -- Staff attitudes to pedagogical change in flexible learning, with a special emphasis on the use of Moodle. Des Foley -- Sustainability through integration - sustaining the flexible learning approach in IADT. Marion Palmer -- Academic and support system changes -- Providing equitable services to full- and part-time learners. Larry McNutt and Daniel McSweeney -- Student services, a key aspect of the provision of flexible learning in Higher Education Institutions. Terry Maguire and josephine O'Donovan -- Building capacity through infrastructural change. John Wall -- New approaches to lifelong learning - www.bluebrick.ie. Mark Glynn and Richard Thorn -- Section 4: Conclusions and lessons learned.Part-time and flexible learning provision - a multifaceted challenge. Richard Thorn.