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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
4.12 What units provide VLE technical support in your institution? Please tick all that
apply in the first column below or write in the name of the unit responsible
In 2003 question 4.9 was identical.
Table: Units providing technical support
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 81% 84% 79% 83% 84% 89% 84% 82% 92% 92% 86% 86%
Distributed Information Technology
support 10% 8% 5% 4% 26% 18% 16% 13% 17% 25% 19% 17%
Learning Technology Support Unit
(LTSU) 14% 9% 8% 4% 39% 29% 16% 18% 33% 8% 30% 22%
Educational Development Unit
(EDU) 5% 5% 2% 3% 6% 5% 21% 16% 0% 0% 10% 9%
Dedicated VLE support 29% 20% 32% 17% 23% 18% 26% 37% 17% 17% 22% 26%
Local 9% 6% 8% 6% 10% 11% 11% 3% 8% 0% 10% 6%
Outsourced supplier or specialist 15% 10% 18% 12% 10% 8% 11% 3% 0% 8% 8% 6%
Library/learning resources (Written
in, 2005 only) 4% 4% 0% 11% 8% 3%
ILT Champions (Written in, 2005
only) 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
E-learning coordinator (Written in,
2005 only) 3% 2% 3% 5% 8% 3%
Other - listed 2% 13% 3% 16% 3% 3% 0% 11% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Not answered (= none) 1% 2% 0% 1% 3% 3% 0% 3% 8% 0% 3% 2%
• 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 81% of respondents (79% FE,
86% HE), followed by dedicated VLE support with 29% (32% FE, 22% HE).
• The picture for 2005 and 2003 is broadly similar, apart from the increase in HE
college respondents mentioning LTSU support (33%, up from 8% but based on low
numbers) and dedicated VLE support, mentioned by FE respondents (32%, up from
17%)
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