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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
Table: Access to course descriptions and learning outcomes
Current situation
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 = 228 344 165 245 30 43 20 38 14 18 63 99
Course descriptions/learning
outcomes in paper format only 9% 14% 11% 15% 7% 12% 0% 8% 7% 22% 3% 12%
Accessible in a mixture of on-line &
paper format 64% 72% 69% 71% 43% 74% 55% 74% 57% 72% 51% 74%
All accessible on-line from different
systems 11% 6% 10% 5% 20% 7% 10% 11% 14% 0% 16% 7%
All available from single entry point 16% 9% 10% 9% 30% 7% 35% 8% 21% 6% 30% 7%
Future / aim
N = 216 316 152 223 31 41 20 35 13 17 64 93
Course descriptions/learning
outcomes in paper format only 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Accessible in a mixture of on-line &
paper format 8% 8% 11% 9% 0% 2% 0% 6% 8% 0% 2% 3%
All accessible on-line from different
systems 12% 15% 16% 17% 3% 12% 5% 9% 0% 12% 3% 11%
All available from single entry point 80% 78% 74% 74% 97% 85% 95% 86% 92% 88% 95% 86%
• Access through a mix of on-line & paper formats dominates, but a trend shows
towards more on-line access, particularly in Higher Education. The trend for a mixture
of on-line and paper formats is downwards, most markedly in HE (74% to 51%).
• In September 2005 the figure for all course descriptions being available from a single
entry point is for HE 30% (7% in 2003) and for FE 16% (9% in 2003).
• Across the board, a high percentage of respondents aim to make course descriptions
and learning outcomes available from a single point of entry. (80% overall). In FE this
percentage remained on 74% between 2003 and September 2005. In HE it has risen
from 86% to 95%.
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