Abstract
Higher education is in a period of great cultural change, accelerated by government recommendations (e.g. the Dearing Report), the introduction of tuition fees, implications arising from the National Grid for Learning and changes within secondary education (DfEE, 1997). More demands are being made on students to become independent, reflective learners. Much of this is coming from potential employers who are also requiring graduates to develop other personal transferable skills such as communication via new technologies (Harvey, Moon and Geal, 1997).DOI: 10.1080/0968776990070307
Highlights
The lessons learned from the implementation of the Strathclyde Learning Technology Initiative model can clarify future objectives in supporting strategic cultural change in UK Higher Education
Further strategic change will require greater targeting of the limited resources available for staff and student training in order to enable wider implementation of new teaching and learning methodologies
Summary
Higher education is in a period of great cultural change, accelerated by government recommendations (e.g. the Dearing Report), the introduction of tuition fees, implications arising from the National Grid for Learning and changes within secondary education (DfEE, 1997). We recently asked a group of staff developers, 'How do you envisage teaching and learning in five years time?' Responses included: teaching and learning via centralized resources accessed by C&IT, improved student access with fewer time barriers, increased emphasis on distance and open learning, less traditional and more active learning All of these echo Dearing's vision of a connected learning society which 'opens up the possibility of higher education programmes being offered remotely by anyone anywhere in the world' (National Committee of Enquiry into Higher Education, 1997). In order for a major cultural shift in teaching and learning to take effect, there are three main areas which need to be addressed: staff, student and infrastructure development. Allison Lialejobn and Shona Cameron Supporting strategic cultural change: the Strathdyde LearningTechnology Initiative
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