Slides for the plenary talk on "E-Learning Developments" presented at the IWMW 2000 event held at the University of Bath on 6-8 September 2000. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/sessions .html#

1. E-Learning Developments
John Slater
ILT

2. 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

3. JISC Agenda 1
• Managed learning Environments
• Joined-up
– student centred (portals)
– between systems in an HEI
– between HEIs/Fes
• Plagiarism
• Computer Aided Assessment

4. JISC Agenda 2
• Round tables
• Technology Watch
• Standards
• Physical Environments -see Darmstad work
• Virtual Environments

5. 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

6. 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

7. Models for an E-University
• Railtrack
• BBC world service
• Commercial/Maximise profit
• Core for QA
– courses/modules
– assessment
– support
• Branded etc

8. Disaggregation
• Modules/credit system
• Navigation
• Support
• Assessment
• Payment
• Quality assurance
• Etc

9. Government Market Aims
• Keep overseas market share up
• Address the move to stay at home
• Displacement in t & s
• Disability
• Exclusion
• CPD
• PG

10. Other Issues
• Customer care
• Help-desk
• Call centre
– In department / in university
– Skilled / non-skilled
• Content development in-house/outsourced
• Use students?

11. JISC help
• Network -flexible bandwidth
• Advice on IPR issues
• DNER
• Standards/tech watch
• Pilotting
• Feedback/awareness
• Middleware issues