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Environments to support e-Learning In UK Further and Higher Education
4.19 And which units across the institution provide student support and training in
the use of VLE(s)? Please tick all that apply in each column or write in the name of the
unit responsible
In 2003 the comparable question 4.19 was identical:
Table: Units responsible for support: face-to-face training on use of VLE as part of course delivery
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 8% 11% 7% 9% 10% 16% 11% 11% 17% 33% 11% 16%
Distributed Information Technology
support 2% 1% 2% 0% 6% 3% 0% 0% 0% 8% 3% 2%
Learning Technology Support Unit
(LTSU) 9% 6% 7% 4% 13% 18% 5% 8% 25% 8% 13% 13%
Educational Development Unit
(EDU) 4% 3% 3% 2% 10% 5% 5% 5% 0% 0% 6% 5%
Dedicated VLE support 15% 9% 18% 10% 6% 8% 11% 8% 8% 17% 8% 9%
Local 13% 10% 10% 8% 26% 18% 26% 11% 17% 17% 24% 15%
Academic staff 69% 64% 71% 65% 68% 53% 79% 68% 50% 75% 67% 63%
External (Written in, 2005 only) 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Library/learning resources (Written
in, 2005 only) 2% 3% 0% 5% 0% 2%
ILT Champions (Written in, 2005
only) 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
E-learning coordinator (Written in,
2005 only) 2% 2% 0% 0% 17% 3%
Other - listed 1% 5% 1% 5% 0% 8% 5% 5% 0% 0% 2% 6%
Not answered 12% 19% 12% 20% 16% 21% 5% 16% 17% 8% 13% 17%
• The four most frequently written in answer options for 2005 have been coded and
added to the table.
• The highlighted differences for HE sub groups are based on low numbers of cases.
• Academic staff is frequently cited (69%, was 45%). (FE 71%, was 65%; HE 67%, was
63%).
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