eLearning Strategies
Department for education and skills (2003). Towards a Unified e-Learning Strategy, Nottingham: DfES Publications. Retrieved on October 2008, from http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/downloadableDocs/towards%20a%20unified%20e-learning%20strategy.pdf
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to the 21st century education system: learners empowered, creativity and innovation, flexible provision, better value for learners, a professional workforce. ii
Objectives of Current DfES strategies: Raising standards, Improving quality, Removing barriers to achievement, Preparing for employment skills, Widening participation ii
The problem is that although there is a lot of e-learning going on already (and the UK is doing relatively well in international terms) it is not the kind of development that individuals or organisations can progress on their own. Just as there is no point in being the only person with a mobile phone, you cannot achieve the real potential of e-learning until most people are using it. Only then can teachers share digital diagrams, or students link into their college website from their work placement, or pupils practice a foreign language through Internet twinning with schools overseas. 4
Sustainable e-learning. 18