This document discusses eLearning and the eLearning agenda. It outlines key terms like ePortfolio, learning platform, and virtual learning environment. The objectives of the agenda are to transform teaching and learning, connect with hard to reach groups, and improve efficiency and effectiveness. Milestones include giving every pupil a personal online learning space by 2008 and integrating learning systems in all schools by 2010. Challenges include issues like interoperability, web hosting, and child protection. It asks the reader to consider how this agenda affects them and their services, and provides additional resources to learn more.

1. The eLearning Agenda
what’s happening?
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2. ePortfolio
Online file store of a learner’s best work
Glossary
Learning Platform
A collection of tools to support learning and
teaching, management and administration
Virtual Learning Environment [VLE]
A web application containing course information,
forums, assessment tools and markbooks
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3. The Driving Documents
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4. transform teaching, learning and support
The Objectives
connect with hard to reach groups
improve efficiency and effectiveness
open up education to partnerships with
other organisations
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5. The Milestones
2008 2010
Every pupil to All schools to
have a have integrated
personalised learning and
online learning management
space systems
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6. Anytime, anywhere learning
Which allows
Broader educational opportunities
Lifetime ePortfolios
Parental involvement
Collaborative Working
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7. Challenges & Barriers Interoperability
Web hosting
Child Protection
Continuity of learning
Collaborative Working
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8. So... what’s this got to
do with us?
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9. Ask yourself
What does it
What affect mean if every How long did it
can terms of child in a take us to learn
service have? is writing this stuff?
web pages?
Do web What does this Where do
applications or mean for the teachers learn
sites already do online how to teach
this stuff? community? the web?
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10. What could help
If you know Open source
Link to good
how to do example
examples,
something, stylesheets or
tutorials
blog about it images
Know that schools will buy
Think about
expensive proprietary systems over
different
‘web standard’ platforms unless
learning styles
they are easier
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11. More reading
www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/e-strategy
hlecomms.hants.gov.uk
moodle.org
themattharris.com (soon)
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