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Welcome to Policies & Strategies for e-learning a scrolla research seminar

Welcome to Policies & Strategies for e-learning a scrolla research seminar. SCROLLA Cliff Beevers (Heriot Watt) Jane Paterson (Heriot Watt) Rory Ewins (Edinburgh) Jeff Haywood (Edinburgh) Rachel Harris (Glasgow) Erica McAteer (Glasgow) www.scrolla.ac.uk. Purpose of the seminar…

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Welcome to Policies & Strategies for e-learning a scrolla research seminar

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  1. Welcome to Policies & Strategies for e-learning a scrolla research seminar SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  2. SCROLLA Cliff Beevers (Heriot Watt) Jane Paterson (Heriot Watt) Rory Ewins (Edinburgh) Jeff Haywood (Edinburgh) Rachel Harris (Glasgow) Erica McAteer (Glasgow) www.scrolla.ac.uk SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  3. Purpose of the seminar… • To share visions of where we wish our educational sectors to be in 5 years with respect to ICT in learning & teaching (e-learning) • To devise practical measures to record progress towards these goals SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  4. Some drivers which promote greater use of ICT in education: • Government initiatives and programmes • Employers’ needs • Corporate sales drives • Personal ownership and interest • Teachers’ wishes to be ‘up-to-date’ & to enhance quality SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  5. Action at level of government because… • support/develop of knowledge economy, e-society, global competitiveness (of industry & education) • concern over digital divides - equity • cannot be seen not to be active – eg European Union goals ‘Easiest’ targets are infrastructure – PCs, networks, ‘content’ SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  6. Action at level of institution because….. • No choice!!! Cannot run against government targets • Enhanced employability (ICT skills) • Improved effectiveness (quality enhancement) • Improved efficiency (‘more with less’) ‘Easiest’ targets are infrastructure – PCs, networks SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  7. To pursue sensible policies & strategies in support of e-learning We need to know…. • Where are we now? • Where are we trying to get to? • How do we know whether we are making progress? SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  8. Your tasks for the next 90 mins: For ICT in learning & teaching (ie e-learning) in your sector (schools, FE, HE) agree… • definition(s) of where you would wish to be in 5 or so years time (or longer if possible) – target(s) • definition of ‘measures’ which can adequately describe the current state-of-play and could be used to track progress towards your target(s) – monitoring Your major discussion points will be collected and the scrolla team plus session chairs will produce a verbal ‘compare & contrast’ session after lunch SCROLLA May 7th 2002

  9. Rooms Blue dot = schools – Room G38 Red dot = FE – Room LG25 All others remain here Return here for lunch at 1230hr SCROLLA May 7th 2002

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