In its essence, flexible learning is about greater choice for learners. This includes choices in when, where and how learning occurs.
Adopting a flexible learning approach doesn't mean changing everything about your approach to teaching and learning. Many current practices can be part of a flexible approach. Educational approaches and strategies that contribute to flexible learning include:

• Workplace training
• Community classes
• Study centres
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Alternative learning pathways to various levels of accreditation
• Self-paced and self-access study
• Work-based projects
• Mentored learning
• Teleconferencing
• Video conferencing
• Using a range of learning activities (role play, simulation, reading, listening, presentations, group work, discussion, out-of-class projects etc)
• Student support services
• Using a range of resource types (print-based, web-based, multi-media)

Flexible learning can be viewed as an incentive to reflect on teaching and learning environments, and develop new ways to engage with students. Flexible learning is not a goal in itself, the goal is to improve the learning experience and the learning outcomes. Flexible learning is a method by which educational goals can be achieved. This means that the decision to implement particular flexible learning strategies should be informed by educational values and goals and by specific educational contexts.