Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Craig, John
• Pountney, Richard

Titel

Editorial

Ist Teil von

• Enhancing learning in the social sciences, 2009-01, Vol.1 (3), p.1

Ort / Verlag

York: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• It is not unusual for a teaching and learning journal to focus attention on e-learning, but I believe that the special edition that you and I are editing is particularly timely for UK higher education as policy and practice are moving forward both at an institutional and national level. For example, in recent years, the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has worked with the Joint Information System Committee (JISC) to develop an e-learning strategy (HEFCE, 2005), while the Higher Education Academy (HEA) has undertaken a benchmarking exercise. Change at a local level is evidenced by a recent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Outcomes report, which gathered evidence on e-learning generated through institutional audits conducted between 2004 and 2006. They commented: ‘Rapid development in e-learning took place during the period covered by the audit reports considered in this paper. This is reflected in the number of reports which note that e-learning was regarded as a core activity rather than the preserve of enthusiasts in individual subject areas.’