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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
1.6 Which methods of consultation with staff have you found work best? Please
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In 2003 the partially comparable question was:
1.6 How have you consulted with each group mentioned? Please tick all the
methods that have been used so far (Staff)
Table: Methods Staff consultation
Total FE HE - Pre ‘92 HE - Post ‘92 HE college HE all
2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003 2005 2003
N = 223 296 160 208 30 41 20 30 13 17 63 88
Course committees 4% 41% 4% 41% 3% 46% 5% 37% 0% 35% 3% 41%
Institutional committees 17% 75% 13% 70% 30% 88% 25% 90% 38% 76% 29% 86%
Focus groups 34% 43% 29% 41% 37% 46% 55% 47% 54% 47% 46% 47%
Intranet/online 5% 35% 4% 32% 7% 37% 10% 50% 15% 47% 8% 43%
Email lists 5% 38% 4% 34% 3% 51% 15% 50% 15% 29% 8% 47%
Meetings/face to face 31% 38% 32% 36% 37% 41% 25% 53% 31% 35% 30% 44%
Questionnaires/survey 15% 23% 12% 21% 23% 27% 25% 30% 15% 24% 22% 27%
Training courses/workshops 16% 54% 13% 57% 23% 44% 25% 60% 23% 35% 25% 48%
Informal contact and discussions 22% 72% 21% 68% 27% 85% 10% 77% 38% 76% 24% 81%
Other method - listed 3% 6% 4% 4% 0% 12% 0% 10% 8% 6% 2% 10%
Not answered 10% 2% 13% 2% 3% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0%
• This question was changed from a closed to an open question.
• The table shows typically lower scores for 2005.
• Focus groups and face-to-face meetings are most frequently mentioned in 2005.
• Informal contacts, Institutional committees, training courses/workshops and surveys
are also frequently mentioned instruments.
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