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Executive Summary

1. Overview of the project

1.1 Project aims and outcomes
1.2 Significance of the research

2. Project development

2.1 The project team
2.2 Communication and dissemination strategies
2.3 The reference group
2.4 External evaluation

3. The research

3.1 Literature review
3.2 The research methodology
3.3 Ethical considerations

4. Research results

4.1 Student survey
4.2 Staff survey
4.3 Vignettes
4.4 Case studies

5.1 Students appreciate the flexibility in access and support for learning - staff have concerns
5.2 WBLT have contributed to a blurring of the boundaries between internal and external students
5.3 WBLT changes lecture attendance patterns and raises questions about the role of lectures
5.4 WBLT will change the way students learn and teachers teach
5.5 Introducing WBLT is more than a teaching issue – it will impact on the design of the whole curriculum
5.6 Introducing WBLT has professional and organisational development implications

6. Concluding remarks and future directions for research and development

6.1 Wider applicability to the sector and to Carrick objectives
6.2 Future work

8. Appendices

Appendix 1 - Dissemination activities and publications
Appendix 2 - Institutional profiles
Appendix 3 - Project reference group (terms of reference)
Appendix 4 - Project evaluation plan
Appendix 5 - Student survey
Appendix 6 - Staff survey
Appendix 7 - Student data
Appendix 8 - Staff data
Appendix 9 - Vignettes (see vignettes)
Appendix 10 - Case studies (see case studies)
Appendix 11 - Resource toolkits (see staff guide, student guide, FAQ)
Appendix 12 - Project outcomes and deliverables