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The ‘IR Model’: A Schema for Pedagogic Design and Development in International Relations Distance Learning Programmes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

J. Simon Rofe
J. Simon Rofe*
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
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E-mail: jsimonrofe@le.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article looks at the design, development and delivery of the IR Model. The IR Model brings together best-practice in learning design and appreciation of e-learning in producing a distance learning programme in International Relations delivered 100 per cent online via a Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard). The results of the IR Model are notable increases in student attainment over campus-based counterparts and an enhanced student experience, as well as being stimulating for academic teachers.

Keywords

IR modeldistance learninginnovative course designe-learning

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Teaching and Training
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European Political Science , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , March 2011 , pp. 103 - 117
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Copyright © 2011 European Consortium for Political Research

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