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What next for online learning?

What next for online learning?. Dame Lynne Brindley Chief Executive, The British Library Friday 25 June 2010 . Online Learning Task Force. Background. Established in June 2009 Maintaining and developing position of world leading in online learning

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What next for online learning?

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  1. What next for online learning? Dame Lynne Brindley Chief Executive, The British Library Friday 25 June 2010

  2. Online Learning Task Force Background • Established in June 2009 • Maintaining and developing position of world leading in online learning • How can UKHE grow its market share between now and 2015?

  3. Recent messages from the Government • A competitive HE system, addressing growing and varied demand from potential students • Cost-effective means of spreading educational opportunity • Greater student mobility • Institutions linking themselves to an established exam brand with global recognition

  4. Research on online distance learning • What is meant by online learning? • Limited undergraduate offerings • Discoverability is poor • We know very little about markets and competition

  5. Student perceptions and expectations Student expectations of ICT are largely being met by universities but: • Varying levels of staff competency in use of ICT • Students welcome better use of ICT in assessing work • Staff and student skills need to be considered at earliest stage of course development

  6. What we have learned • Investigating institutional models • public/private partnerships • validation of private providers • niche specialist providers • individual distance providers. • Pedagogy and content

  7. What works • Clarify the purpose, and include a robust business model • Build on existing success, expertise and profile • Lead and own at a strategic level: do not make it peripheral • Can be easy for projects to fail

  8. We will consider recommendations that: • Take advantage of new and expanding markets • Encourage new students ,and new types of students, into higher education • Create opportunities for collaboration between private/public and public/public organisations • Identify opportunities for targeted investment to support both excellence and provision at significant scale. Levering support from other bodies (UKTI, British Council, and others) • Cultural and staff developmental challenges

  9. Online learning: where next? • The OLTF next meet in September • Final report and recommendations will be published in the autumn • If you have any thoughts or ideas for case studies after the event, please email oltf@hefce.ac.uk

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