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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
4.11 What units are responsible for installing and maintaining the VLE(s) in your
institution? Please tick all that apply or write in the name of the unit responsible
In 2003 question 4.8 was identical.
Table: Units that install and maintain VLE(s)
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 = 209 297 146 209 31 38 19 38 12 12 63 88
Central Information Technology
support 80% 82% 77% 81% 90% 84% 84% 82% 100% 100% 89% 85%
Distributed Information Technology
support 10% 9% 7% 5% 26% 26% 11% 13% 8% 25% 16% 20%
Curriculum staff 26% 27% 30% 33% 29% 16% 11% 13% 0% 17% 16% 15%
Vendor/external support (2005
only) 17% 22% 6% 11% 0% 5%
Library/learning resources (Written
in, 2005 only) 6% 6% 3% 11% 8% 5%
ILT Champions (Written in, 2005
only) 2% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
E-learning coordinator (Written in,
2005 only) 10% 8% 13% 11% 17% 14%
Other 1% 21% 1% 22% 0% 18% 0% 24% 0% 8% 0% 19%
Not answered (= none) 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 3% 8% 0% 2% 2%
• One answer options has been added (Vendor/external support).
• The highlighted differences for HE sub groups are based on low numbers of cases.
• The three most frequently written in answer options for 2005 have been coded and
added to the table.
• Central Information Technology support is cited by 80% of respondents (77% FE,
89% HE), followed by curriculum staff with 26% (30% FE, 16% HE).
• The picture for 2005 and 2003 is similar.
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