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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
1.3 Listed below are possible driving factors for MLE development and the
environments and processes that support e-learning. Which of those have been important
in your institution to date? Please indicate the importance of each of these by scoring
each from 1 (not very important at all) to 5 (very important). If a factor is not relevant to
your institution then simply enter 0
In 2003 the partially comparable question was:
1.4 Listed below are possible drivers that can encourage MLE development. Which
have driven development of your MLE to date? Please indicate the importance of each of
these in your institution by scoring each from 1 (not very important at all) to 5 (very
important). If a factor is not relevant to your institution then simply enter 0
Table: Driving factors for environments and processes that support e-learning (average scores, ranked by
Total 2005)
general enhancement
learning & teaching quality
Total FE HE - Pre ‘92 HE - Post ‘92 HE college HE all
2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003
4.70 4.67 4.74 4.69 4.46 4.56 4.79 4.71 4.65 4.65 4.60 4.63
student expectations 3.79 3.57 3.72 3.56 4.03 3.67 3.96 3.68 3.75 3.35 3.95 3.61
widening
participation/inclusiveness
improving access to
learning for students off
campus
improved administrative
processes
improving access to
learning for part-time
students
help to standardise across
institution
creating or improving
competitive advantage
Special Educational Needs
& Disability Act 2001
keeping abreast of
educational developments
3.73 3.77 3.85 3.80 3.11 3.46 3.58 3.84 3.94 4.00 3.44 3.70
3.72 3.82 3.63 3.70 3.78 3.85 4.21 4.35 4.00 4.00 3.96 4.06
3.42 3.07 3.36 2.95 3.49 3.17 3.54 3.35 3.88 3.71 3.58 3.33
3.37 3.51 3.32 3.40 3.19 3.46 3.88 4.13 3.59 3.71 3.49 3.74
3.26 3.32 3.28 3.34 3.30 3.34 3.33 3.29 2.88 3.06 3.22 3.27
3.18 3.16 3.07 3.02 3.51 3.44 3.46 3.48 3.29 3.41 3.45 3.45
2.99 2.47 3.08 2.48 2.65 2.42 2.96 2.29 2.71 2.88 2.76 2.46
2.85 2.69 2.79 2.68 3.00 2.61 3.00 3.10 3.00 2.35 3.00 2.73
attracting home students 2.81 2.86 2.69 2.79 3.03 2.79 3.29 3.19 2.94 3.29 3.09 3.02
formation of partnerships
with other
institutions/organisations
2.57 2.50 2.67 2.54 2.14 2.45 2.71 2.52 2.13 2.06 2.31 2.40
attracting new markets 2.48 3.01 2.21 2.89 3.22 3.10 3.25 3.42 2.94 3.35 3.17 3.26
achieving cost/efficiency
savings
developing regional role of
institution
help to standardise
institution with others
2.45 2.53 2.48 2.50 2.70 2.60 2.08 2.71 2.00 2.29 2.36 2.58
2.32 2.23 2.30 2.25 1.89 2.02 2.83 2.42 2.76 2.06 2.36 2.17
2.01 2.17 2.12 2.20 1.59 2.34 2.04 1.97 1.63 1.71 1.74 2.09
attracting EU students 1.49 1.07 2.62 2.88 1.88 2.55
2.06 1.61 2.95 3.10 2.82 2.98
attracting overseas (outside
1.48 0.96 2.95 3.21 2.00 2.83
EU) students
improving access to
learning for overseas
students
1.48 1.97 0.99 1.48 2.62 3.07 3.33 3.03 2.13 2.65 2.74 2.98
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