title: Replacing lectures in conventional university courses by text-based flexible learning can be a rewarding experience for the lecturer and students.
abstract: For nearly two decades, a proportion of lectures in certain modules in conventional undergraduate diploma and degree courses has been replaced by text-based flexible learning. This flexible learning program has satisfied the various quality assurance procedures in place within the university throughout the period of implementation. Evaluation of students' performance and perceptions demonstrated that the text-based flexible learning program was an effective alternative to lectures. The advantages and disadvantages of this flexible learning program from the lecturer's perspective are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, Napier University, Edinburgh EH10 5DT, United Kingdom. j.green@napier.ac.uk.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Green