Overview of e-learning: aims and priorities
Diana Laurillard
Head, e-Learning Strategy Unit
Flexible
provision
Creativity and
innovation
Better value for
learners
Learners
empowered
A professional
workforce
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
A 21st century
education
system
Objectives of
current DfES
strategies
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Individualised learning Personalised support
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Leading
sustainable elearning
Unifying learner
support
Supporting
innovation in
teaching and
learning
Aligning
assessment
Building a better
e-learning market
Developing the
education
workforce
Assuring
technical and
quality standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Contributions from
e-learning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning across
all sectors
Flexible
provision
Better value
for learners
Creativity and
innovation
Learners
empowered
Raising standards
A 21st
century
education
system
A professional
workforce Objectives of
Removing barriers to achievement
Improving quality
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
current DfES
strategies
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Individualised learning Personalised support
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Leading
sustainable elearning
Unifying learner
support
Supporting
innovation in
teaching and
learning
Aligning
assessment
Building a better
e-learning market
Developing the
education
workforce
Assuring
technical and
quality standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Contributions from
e-learning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning across
all sectors
Flexible
provision
Creativity and
innovation
Better value for
learners
Learners
empowered
A professional
workforce
A 21st century
education
system
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening
participation Preparing
Preparing forfor
employment
skills skills
Widening
participation
employment
Objectives
of current
DfES
strategies
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Individualised learning Personalised support
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Leading
sustainable elearning
Unifying learner
support
Supporting
innovation in
teaching and
learning
Aligning
assessment
Building a better
e-learning market
Developing the
education
workforce
Assuring
technical and
quality standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Contributions from
e-learning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning across
all sectors
Flexible
provision
Creativity and
innovation
Better value for
learners
Learners
empowered
A professional
workforce
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
Individualised learning
Personalised support
A 21st century
education
system
Objectives of
current DfES
strategies
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Collaborative learning
Flexible study
Tools for innovation
Online communities
Leading
sustainable elearning
Unifying learner
support
Virtual environments
Quality at scale
Supporting
innovation in
teaching and
learning
Aligning
assessment
Building a better
e-learning market
Developing the
education
workforce
Assuring
technical and
quality standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Contributions
from elearning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning across
all sectors
Flexible
provision
Creativity and
innovation
Better value for
learners
Learners
empowered
A professional
workforce
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
A 21st century
education
system
Objectives of
current DfES
strategies
EARLY YEARS PRIMARY SECONDARY 14-19 SKILLS POST-16 HE
Individualised learning Personalised support
Supporting
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
innovation
in Quality at scale
Flexible study Online
communities
Leading
sustainable
e-learning
Unifying
learner
support
teaching and
learning
Developing the
education
workforce
Building a
Aligning
better eassessment learning market
Assuring
technical and
quality
standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Contributions from
e-learning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning
across all
sectors
Flexible
provision
Creativity and
innovation
Better value for
learners
Learners
empowered
A professional
workforce
Raising standards Improving quality Removing barriers to achievement
Widening participation Preparing for employment skills
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learning?
Leading
sustainable elearning
Unifying learner
support
Aligning
assessment
Building a better
e-learning market
Developing the
education
workforce
Assuring
technical and
quality standards
Proposed e-learning strategy – taking us to a
21stC education system
Objectives of
current DfES
strategies
HE
Individualised learning Personalised support
Collaborative learning Tools for innovation Virtual environments
Flexible study Online communities Quality at scale
Supporting
innovation in
teaching and
learning
A 21st century
education
system
Contributions from
e-learning
Strategic
actions to
embed elearning across
all sectors
Leading sustainable e-learning
Medium term
Support education leaders
Build collaborative partnerships
Sustainable e-learning
Organisational planning
Leadership training
e-administration
Cross-organisation
Cross-sector
Institutional funding
models
Resource-planning tools
Standards for baseline provision
Quality of e-learning
provision
Leading sustainable e-learning
Longer term
Broadband connectivity
Effective, unified
provision for all
education and
training
Accessibility for all
Accessibility for
disadvantaged
learners
Universal access
Mix of public and private
funding to ensure
personal access
Integrate e-learning and
e-administration
Advice and support for
integration
Supporting innovation
Medium term
Embracing the new
pedagogies
Focus on shortage
subject areas
Establish the
appropriate
evaluation
methodologies
Role of subject associations
Networks of subject-based
centres of excellence
Mix of public and private
funding to ensure personal
access
National databank of e-learning
resources and digital assets
Pathfinders to test local- central
support models
Intensive evaluation studies
New approaches to costbenefit analyses
Community of practice for elearning research and
evaluation
Supporting innovation
Longer term
Focus on removing
barriers to learning
Build a practiceoriented research
environment
Focus on learners with
special needs to ensure
greatest impact
Interactive diagnostic tests
and remediation
Cross-sector R&D programme
to generate new kinds of elearning activities
Action research for teachers
and lecturers as reflective
practitioners
National practice-based
research programme
Developing the education workforce
Medium term
Initial qualifications
Professional
development
Guidance on e-learning for
each discipline
Improved access for
teacher training
Guidance for support staff
for e-learning
Professional updating for
educators, trainers and support
staff
Training on use and evaluation
of e-learning by subject area
Use of e-learning for
professional development,
including part-time staff
Developing the education workforce
Longer term
Higher level
qualifications
Career and
workload
Higher level qualifications
for leadership and specialist
skills for e-learning
Professional standards, new
career paths and incentives to
strengthen e-learning
professionals
Unifying learner support
Medium – longer term
E-portfolios for
lifelong learning
Knowledge
management for
learner support
Online advice,
guidance and
diagnostics
Principle that all education and
training organisations
contribute to e-portfolios and
learner progression
Unified e-systems between
institutions, agencies,
Government services
Wider rollout of unique learner
number
Principle of online learner
advice, guidance and selfdiagnostics for learning,
progression and career
development
Aligning assessment
Medium term
Develop formative
assessment
Align assessment to
the needs of pedagogy
and subjects
E-learning skills
for life
ICT for formative assessment
for all
Action research pilots to test
and improve formats
E-assessment methods
for specific subjects
Align e-skills with assessment,
by subject
Support Skills Strategy through
e-assessment
Education staff development
programmes on e-assessment
Aligning assessment
Longer term
Credit framework to
fit e-learning
Efficient
assessment
E-learning and e-assessment
included in unitisation and
credits at all levels
Online assessment and
administration for public
examinations
Building a better e-learning market
Medium term
Successful
educational
software
A thriving market
Collaboration between digital
resources for education and
games
Promote user requirements for
creative learning and
interoperability with digital
resources industry
Investigate models for
tendering and
procurement
Engage small and large
companies in digital
resources market
Building a better e-learning market
Longer term
IPR best practice
and support
Innovation
Advice and guidance on IPR
and copyright practice
Technical solutions for IPR
Licensing arrangements across
sectors
Educators to lead and
engage in innovation
Develop generic elearning design tools for
learners and teachers
Assuring technical and quality standards
Medium term
Public funding and
procurement
Quality standards
Co-ordinated procurement of
publicly funded learning
environments
Models for central procurement
Define a quality standard
for e-learning resources
for advisers, teachers,
learners, and parents
Assuring technical and quality standards
Longer term
Technical and
quality standards
for pedagogy and
process
Educational requirements for
pedagogic design of content,
and open architectures for elearning
Standards for e-learning
support and delivery
Common core of technical and
quality standards
Sector-specific profiles of
standards
Conformance testing
Ongoing role of Government in
setting and maintaining
standards
Issues for discussion
Subject-specific aspects of e-learning pedagogy
Action research pilots for e-learning assessment
National databank for e-learning resources
Intensive evaluation studies
New approaches to cost-benefit analyses
Community of practice for e-learning research and evaluation
Guidance on e-learning for each discipline
Generic learning design tools for teachers?
Towards a Unified e-Learning Strategy
Consultation exercise
www.dfes.gov.uk/elearningstrategy