elearning removing the barriers, realising the benefits

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e-learning- removing the barriers, realising the
benefits

• John Stone

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A Changing World

• Levelling the playing field
• Internationally
• Politically
• Socially
• The e-generation
• Unpredictable technology- unforeseeable
  consequences

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Powered by technology

• The emergence and standards and technical
  convergence
• Ubiquitous Computing
• Increasing bandwidth and storage capacity at
  decreasing cost.
• Wireless computing.
• Exponential growth in content
• Managed Learning Environments

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Driven by demand

• Entertainment
• file sharing, gaming
• Communication
• Knowledge
• Affordability
• Efficiency
• Influence

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The challenge to education

• e-learning is happening
• e-teaching lags behind
• Competition is global
• Private sector and finance
• Professions can be outsourced too
• Challenge to institutions
• Influence over what, how and when people learn

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Barriers

• Institutional and Sector structures and interests
  
• Access
• Attitudes and Skills
• Resources
• Licensing
• Standards Interoperability

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perspective

• Focus on students
• Groups- Student Entitlement
• Personal Learning Environment
• Both Learning and Teaching
• Strategic shift in the role of the CIS
• Institutional Culture
• Everything is on the web
• Mandatory Training

• Reliable Infrastructure
• Hardware, Software and Support
• Wireless
• Integrated in-house system
• Making Life easer
• Student Reviews
• Self Assessments
• e-registers
• Tablet PCs
• On-line course planner

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Key messages

• Focus on students
• Be aware of what technology can do
• Leadership is more effective than management
• Scope for creativity and the unexpected
• Learning and Teaching are different
• Systems integration brings an exponential
  increase in benefits

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Learning and Skills Network

• The business end of LSDA
• Research, Development, Training and Support for
  Learning and Skills
• Key Skills
• Citizenship
• Subject Learning Coaches
• 14-19 pathfinders
• CoVE Support Programme
• e-learning transformation programme

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lsn and e-learning

• Development of the CPD Framework
• Embedding e-learning
• Support materials and training
• learning technologies.ac.uk
• Kickstart TV
• ICT for delivery, administration, quality and
  business support systems

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Issues for Learning and Skills

• Limited resources, fragmented delivery
• Cross sector divides
• Access
• Partnership imperative
• combine resources, explore synergies
• Influence the e-strategy in learning and skills
• mainstream e-learning as an integral part of CPD
• broad approach covering curriculum and quality
  systems

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Realising the benefits

• Institutional and sector structures and interests
  
• Cross phase partnerships
• Clarify issues
• Recognise competition
• Access
• non-PC thinking
• Support Inspire
• Stimulate the market
• Attitudes and Skills
• Embed CPD
• Retrain
• Outsource/ Homesource

• Resources
• Engage the private Sector on your terms
• Target subsidy
• Use technology
• Standards Interoperability
• Build in connectivity
• Remember the exponential gain
• Support standards development
• Go with the flow

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Learning and Skills Network LSNeducation.org.uk