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Projects, Funding, National Initiatives
Links to educational projects, funding bodies and national initiatives.
In the UK
- Department for Education and Skills (formerly the Department for Education and Employment) covers all levels of education in the UK, including HE.
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Funding Bodies (UK)
- Higher Education Statistics Agency
has been set up by the UK universities and higher education colleges to
collect, analyse and report on HE statistics as the basis of a
comprehensive management information system for publicly funded HE in
the UK.
- JANET is the United Kingdom's academic
and research network. It connects several hundred institutions,
including all universities, most colleges of higher education, most
research council establishments and other organisations that work in
collaboration with the academic and research community.
- Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC)
aims to "stimulate and enable the cost effective exploitation of
information systems and to provide a high quality national network
infrastructure for the UK higher education and research councils
communities" JISC is funded by the four UK national funding bodies for
HE and itself funds a number of services and programmes, including the Electronic Libraries Programme (eLib) and the Joint Technologies Application Programme (JTAP). These programmes in their turn fund appropriate projects.
- Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN)
was set up in 1999 by the UK HE funding bodies to support the sharing
of innovation and good practices in learning and teaching including the
use, where appropriate, of communications and information technology.
The netwrok consists of a Generic Learning and Teaching Centre and 24
subject centres.
- Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative (LTDI)
LTDI is a project to promote the use of learning technology and
computer based learning materials. The emphasis of LTDI is on
educational issues and pedagaogy and the implementation and integration
of learning technology. The site covers the whole range of resources on
the subject from LTDI, many of which can be downloaded, and a useful
set of links to related web sites.
- Mapping Placement Process with IT (MAPPIT)
is a UK project "to secure, develop and monitor rich learning
experiences (on placement) that build on students' current skills and
knowledge, in line with their career aspirations; enhance their
employability through experience in the workplace and increase their
skills and knowledge, enabling higher levels of achievement
subsequently."
- National Coordination Team manages and coordinates two UK initiatives:
- Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP)
aims "to make teaching and learning more productive and efficient by
harnessing modern technology" This is the central web server linking to
various projects funded under the UK's TLTP since it was set up in
1992.
- Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL)
supports projects aimed at stimulating developments in teaching and
learning and to encourage the dissemination of good practice across the
higher education sector. The site provides information about projects
funded under the FDTL and contact information.
- Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) -
provides an integrated quality assurance service for HE institutions
throughout the UK. The site includes links to various subject reports
and QAA papers.
- University and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)
is the UK's central organisation through which applications are
processed for entry to full-time undergraduate courses, Higher National
Diplomas and university diplomas.
- Universties UK consists
of the executive heads of all UK universities. It exists to promote,
encourage and develop the universities of the United Kingdom.
Universities UK replaced the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and
Principals (CVCP) in 2000.
Non-UK
If you have any suggestions for additions to this list,
please send details to us at deliberations@londonmet.ac.uk
Last updated: 5 September 2002
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