This paper reviews the experiences of a collaborative approach to the intense educational development involved in the transition to a successful technology-facilitated off-campus study program. Drawing on a history of many years of collaboration between the Australian National University (ANU) educational development center (CEDAM) and the Legal Workshop (LW) group in the Faculty of Law, the project spanned a 12-month academic year development period in 2001. The study program is a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), taken by more than 150 students per year from all over Australia as well as overseas, many of whom are employed in a wide range of work environments. There are some 15 separate courses of study. The institutional context is highly research intensive and gives emphasis to an on-campus education. Recently, however, the University has begun actively exploring distributed and flexible approaches in niche settings, which permit it to better meet changing national and student needs. This paper highlights some of the lessons learned from the experience of undertaking one particular program level change, and in supporting academic and other staff during the transition to a technology-facilitated curriculum. (Author)