e-Revolution and Post-Compulsory Education

Dr. Jos Boys, Independent E-learning Consultant, UKJos Boys was course leader for one of the first under-graduate programmes in the country to provide one lap-top per student which fully integrated ICT with face-to-face learning. She then worked as an instructional designer and researcher for the Centre for Educational and Technological Development at De Montfort University, Leicester. In addition to co-authoring this book, Jos has undertaken several evaluation projects for JISC including Managed Learning Environments, joined-up systems and the problems of organisational change. She currently works for London Metropolitan University.Professor Peter Ford, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, UKAt various points in his career at the university Peter has held the posts of Director of Information Services, Head of the School of Computer Science and IT, Dean of Science, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor. He continues to be Chairman of the National Computing Centre and EduServ Ltd, and is a non-executive director of a number of other companies concerned with Education or IT. He also acts as an IT consultant for many organisations across the world.

• 1. Introduction 2. The Nature of an e-Institution for Education 3. What is e-Business? 4. The Business of Post-Secondary Education 5. Educational Services and the Marketplace 6. Where are we now? 7. Getting from Here to There: Exploring Options 8. Getting from Here to There: Re-Defining your Institution 9. Getting from Here to There: Embedding Information and Communication Technologies Appendices. Summary of Useful Sources of Information

'This book goes much further than most towards achieving its objective of describing a viable post-compulsory educational e-institution' - British Journal of Educational Technology