Factors which influence effective adoption of e-learning. Some lessons learned from the ICCA piloting of the Learning for living course. (For more details on the factors that influence the effective adoption of technologies in learning, click here to go the ICCA Factors Toolkit.)
Factors in relation to the sponsor
While the clarity of purpose appears to have been well understood among the key stakeholders, the pilot team might benefit from reviewing the clarity of outcomes they anticipate from the initiative. This will inevitably impact on planning and resourcing and they may wish to consider the implications of these into the future, particularly in relation to decisions concerning the 'how' and 'who' of on-going support and development.
For future developments, reconsideration of the objectives of any e-learning initiative might be undertaken in the light of the emergence of a different approach (discussed in background on e-learning developments above), which may sit better with mainstreaming integration as well as with City & Guilds' mission to innovate and to bring learning opportunities to those outside the mainstream - rather than the approach that belongs in the continuum of 'distance learning' that has been adopted for Learning for Living.
Collaboration and team working is essential in the development and roll out of e-learning and given the complexity of the multi-partner relationships for future roll out (FE, Carers' Centres, City & Guilds); getting these relationships operating optimally will make this aspect critically important for future success. ...continue to factors (p2)
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