Warnborough College Distance Education

Philosophy of Warnborough

Students are our priority. Our policies and procedures are aimed at providing each student with the best possible education available at their chosen level. We make every attempt to assist students quickly and appropriately so they can successfully pursue their studies and achieve their goals.

Warnborough believes that good education develops a foundation for future success. Our courses prepare graduates to face any challenge that confronts them in the discipline for which they have been trained. We believe in providing a balanced education through development of knowledge, understanding and skills. A balanced education does more than provide information. It provides students with the ability to select and use information effectively in any situation. It increases students' awareness of the changes occurring locally and globally in their chosen field, and nurtures their ability to adapt.

Warnborough achieves its goal of balanced education by focusing on content and delivery rather than assessment, by teaching for maximum learning and retention, and by maintaining a global focus. Our broad approach leans more toward problem based learning and experiential learning, and less toward competency based training (CBT)

In our experience, students frequently place more importance on a qualification than employers or clients do. Increasingly, the movers and shakers of today’s world are more interested in what you can do, and what you can contribute. Therefore, our focus at Warnborough is on what we teach, and how we teach it.  We take a flexible approach to assessment that can be readily adapted to the needs of each student.

Our teaching methods encourage students to not only understand the course material, but to retain it in their long term memories. To enhance students’ ability to remember and apply what they learn (the key to becoming an expert), we use repetition, presenting the information several times in different ways. Assignments and tasks encourage students to reflect upon the material from different perspectives. This helps to reinforce and clarify concepts, and to improve retention. It also prepares students to use their knowledge flexibly and creatively within a rapidly changing world.

Warnborough knows that in today’s world it is not enough to understand and know how to do something. You must also be able to adapt your knowledge to different situations. For this reason, Warnborough believes that graduates need to be flexible and have a heightened awareness of changes occurring around them, especially in their chosen fields. When you are aware of what is happening, and understand the world, you can apply your knowledge and understanding to develop innovative solutions. Our courses encourage students to attend to what is happening in their field and around them.

Welcome to a unique learning experience. At Warnborough, you can cross boundaries and widen your horizons.

Dr. Brenden D. Tempest-Mogg
President
B.A. (University of New South Wales), M.A. (Essex University),
M.Litt. (University of Oxford), Ed.D. (George Washington University)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London
Member Institute of Directors, London
Oxford Business Alumni, Said Business School, University of Oxford