Accessing electronic information in UK further education: Findings from JUBILEE in FE, a JLSC‐funded research project
| Autor: | Kathryn Ray, Graham Coulson, Linda Banwell, Debbie Proud |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Further education
Staff Attitudes Knowledge management Computer Networks and Communications business.industry Information literacy Lifelong learning Electronic information Public relations Education Human-Computer Interaction Information and Communications Technology Regional planning ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Sociology business Information Systems |
| Zdroj: | New Review of Information Networking. 8:141-150 |
| ISSN: | 1740-7869 1361-4576 |
| Popis: | The further education sector has been exposed to many changes during the last decade, including the development of a National Information and Technology structure, an increasing emphasis on ‘lifelong learning’, ‘key skills’, collaboration and regional planning, changes in funding arrangements and growth in student numbers and wider participation. Growing emphasis on the use of Electronic Information Services (EIS) in teaching is forcing academic staff to acquire and expand their ICT and information literacy skills. In the course of this paper some of the main barriers and impediments faced by academic staff in the present climate are discussed as identified by the JUBILEE research. These included access to technology, staff attitudes and skill levels and the focus of available EIS. Enabling access to EIS has emerged as a pivotal aim and the research found that through the implementation of an informed EIS strategy, effective communication and awareness raising, tailored user training programmes, and embed... |
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