I suppose to be honest the most puzzling thing I must say I have about E learning is has it really had a positive impact on learning that is recordable. There is a lot of work needed to be put in and does this mean once set up the same materials are used year in and year. Does it really cater for the students, and how can individual education plans be really used?
I find most puzzling is how do you organise a successful program of e learning and how do you ensure they are used correctly.
I definitely see the advantage of using computers in lessons in theory but think that in practice keeping pupils focussed can be difficult in the real classroom and resources need to be good enough to take it forward. Having said that if you give pupils the choice they would always choose computers to aid their learning over posters so maybe it is something we should take more seriously. ICT skills are vital in todays society and this would be developed using these tasks. On the other hand would it reduce english skills?
So many questions and so many possible answers.... is the main reason it doesnt happen more because we are scared of using elearning more?
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I think the issue you raise of losing English skills is very important and one constantly being raised in the media
You quite rightly link success to a joined up way of thinking from those in charge of the purse strings and those who deliver in the classroom, but I think the problem of technology developing more quickly than the skill sof those who deliver is also a cause for consideration. The funding cannot be about tyhe hardware alone, but has to take account of the varied needs of the learners and the teaching staff who have to know how , when and why to use technology as a teaching & learning aid.
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