E-Learning Developments
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E-Learning Developments John Slater ILT
Governmental Agenda • Widening Participation - social inclusion • Access • Lower Unit Costs • More Professionalism/QA • More relevance to World of Work • More learning-centred/less qual-centred • Globally competitive
JISC Agenda 1 • Managed learning Environments • Joined-up • student centred (portals) • between systems in an HEI • between HEIs/Fes • Plagiarism • Computer Aided Assessment
JISC Agenda 2 • Round tables • Technology Watch • Standards • Physical Environments -see Darmstad work • Virtual Environments
E-Learning • Convergence of Distance learning and Course Enhancement • Convergence of Portal and on-line LLL • Convergence of Campus web and Internet • Convergence of FE/HE/Training markets • Government to manipulate market
Market vs Provider • Speed vs Consensus • Profit vs Cost recovery • Self-sustaining vs Subsidised • Top-down vs Bottom-up • Support strategic providers vs respect all • Programme support vs Course support • Learner-led vs Supply-led
Models for an E-University • Railtrack • BBC world service • Commercial/Maximise profit • Core for QA • courses/modules • assessment • support • Branded etc
Disaggregation • Modules/credit system • Navigation • Support • Assessment • Payment • Quality assurance • Etc
Government Market Aims • Keep overseas market share up • Address the move to stay at home • Displacement in t & s • Disability • Exclusion • CPD • PG
Other Issues • Customer care • Help-desk • Call centre • In department / in university • Skilled / non-skilled • Content development in-house/outsourced • Use students?
JISC help • Network -flexible bandwidth • Advice on IPR issues • DNER • Standards/tech watch • Pilotting • Feedback/awareness • Middleware issues