Could the appointment of the man from GRANADA/Learnwise to the chair of the
governments E-learning working group be any kind of signal.
Quoting "Kilcoyne, Peter" <[log in to unmask]>:
> I think its worth noting that there are some interesting regional
> patterns developing too at least in the West Midlands region. Of all the
> colleges who have chosen a VLE already those north of Birmingham have
> mostly gone for Learnwise while those south of Birmingham have mostly
> gone for WebCT. Birmingham Colleges are split fairly equally between the
> two. I'm not aware of any college that has selected Blackboard. The main
> reasons for this seem to be links with HE institutions (Cov Uni being a
> WEBCT institution and Wolf at Wolverhampton) and existing regional
> collaborations between colleges. One fortunate outcome of this is that
> it makes collaboration between colleges using the same VLE much easier
> and their is a lot of interest in the colleges in doing this in relation
> to sharing staff development, materials solutions to linking with other
> college systems etc
>
> Peter Kilcoyne
> ILT Curriculum Advisor
> RSC WEst Midlands
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Davies [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wed 06/02/2002 13:23
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: e-Learning strategies PS
>
>
>
> You are quoting from last year's survey, Geoff. The current one
> says:
>
> 51 % of respondents stated that they currently use a VLE, a
> substantial
> increase on the 30% who were using them last year, though only 13
> colleges
> describe their use as common practice. Colleges that use a VLE often
> have
> more than one: last year 78 colleges accounted for 111 VLEs. In 2001,
> 121
> colleges shared 180 between them...........The most commonly cited
> commercial systems were Blackboard with 14% and Learnwise with 11% of
> the
> systems in use, both building from relatively small market share in
> 2000.
> WebCT , Virtual Campus and NetG Skill Vantage continued to be well
> used in
> 2001, each accounting for between 8% and 10% of the systems in use.
>
> So in fact Learnwise is outperforming last year's leaders,
> but
> Blackboard has a better level of penetration (though in real terms this
> is
> only 21 colleges of the 242 who responded - as opposed 20 for
> Learnwise).
> Also 4 colleges say they commonly use Blackboard, whereas none say
> they
> commonly use Learnwise.
>
> Also worth noting here is the fact that nearly half of FE
> colleges
> still do not use a VLE at all, so I think we can look forward to
> continuing
> intense competition among all the VLE providers
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Geoff Minshull [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 06 February 2002 13:42
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: e-Learning strategies PS
> >
> > At 16:18 01/02/02 -0000, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > >Not if the research from BECTa and FERL is anything to go by. It
> depends
> > >on the sector. In terms of HE WebCT and Blackboard are clear runners
> but
> > >Learnwise from Granada currently outperforms all others in terms of
> UK
> > >market penetration in the FE and LEA sector.
> > >
> > >Steve
> > >
> >
> > Are you sure about this Steve? I know you are connected with
> Learnwise, so
> > assume you know how many systems have been sold, but the becta
> survey
> > actually says:
> >
> > "30% of colleges already make use of Virtual Learning Environments
> (VLEs)
> > to deliver on-line learning. WebCT is the leading VLE used (18
> > respondents), with Virtual Campus and NetG Skill Vantage also well
> clear
> > of
> > the field (13 respondents each). 10 respondents use in-house systems
> and 8
> > use the North Yorkshire and Humberside colleges' OnLinM system."
> >
> > Also, as a general comment (not to steve or anyone in particular,
> just the
> > reminder I periodically post...) the list is not to be used as a
> marketing
> > tool; on the other hand, we do welcome suppliers offering their
> expertise
> > in general issues. It's a fine line, I know.
> >
> > Geoff
> > Geoff.
> >
> > Geoff Minshull
> > Direct Learn Training
> > Online services to education, project management and evaluation,
> > deafness/disability consultancy
> > Web: http://www.directlearn.co.uk/ - last updated 05.01.02
> > Tel: +44 (0)1629 540386 Mob: 0771 264 7600 Fax: +44 (0)1629
> 540820
> >
> > ***************** List information: *****************
> > Remember - replies go by default to the entire list.
> > Access the list via the web on
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/vle.html
> > To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave
> vle
>
>
> **********************************************************************
> This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
> intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they
> are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify
> the system manager.
>
> This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by
> MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses.
>
> Becta
>
> www.mimesweeper.com
> **********************************************************************
>
> ***************** List information: *****************
> Remember - replies go by default to the entire list.
> Access the list via the web on
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/vle.html
> To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave
> vle
>
>
> .+- wè®f ‰Ñzg¦mêëz™bzÈ(o'^}«¥¶Ú-…秶*Þ–+- Ç ²ËazX¬¶øš¶ °
yº'†Ûiÿü0Â8¬rf¢•§.“ùb²Û?¾W¡¶iS¢éì¹» ®&Þzf¢–8¬rf¢–8¬rf¢•§.“ †Ø^™ë,j ¥y«Þ¾W
Ken Smith
I.L.T. Specialist
JISC RSC - SE
Office 01189 675451
Mobile: 07814023986
***************** List information: *****************
Remember - replies go by default to the entire list.
Access the list via the web on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/vle.html
To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave vle
|