Learner input into the place, strategies and content of the instructional program
The system recognizes that its instructional program is not the same as the learnign that happens to the students
no prerequisite learning requirements
learners know and can influence the expected learning outcomes
the system is scalable providing cost effective learning opportunity
the system uses communications and information processing technologies effectively
the system uses testing and evaluation to diagnose and help learners
the system employs ‘distance’ in the positive development of learner autonomy
the system works within the learners context and concentrates on enriching that context, not on bringing the student to specialized institutional learning contexts
the system works with other community institutions and resources to enrich the “learning society”
