ABSTRACT
Higher education in the UK is facing a critical era in its evolution. Perhaps the most important ingredient in the miscellany of changes is the recognition of the need for change itself. Central to that recognition is the necessity of creating a system which:
acknowledges a shared responsibility for learning between teacher and learner;
concentrates on educational processes as well as educational outcomes;
can franchise and accredit off-campus learning; and
is responsive to the individual learning needs of an increasing, diverse student intake where didactic teaching is giving way to increased learning facilitation.
