It's a Joy to Flex

Here are some thoughts from William H. Graves' article on Distance Ed:

"Let's drop 'distance' as the defining characteristic. Distance is somewhat of a factor, but the defining characteristic, from a student perspective, should instead be convenience... These students are looking for 'flex' course, program, and service delivery models designed primarily to eliminate or significantly reduce regularly scheduled synchronous interactions in favor of 24/7 online self-service."

Bravo. The whole notion of Flex learning makes me tingle as it talks about a human need rather than a location difficulty.