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The Department for Employment and Open and Flexible Learning 1980–2000
Author(s) -
May Keith
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00814.x
Subject(s) - commission , unit (ring theory) , work (physics) , educational technology , open learning , business , knowledge management , operations management , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , economics , mathematics education , teaching method , engineering , finance , medicine , cooperative learning , mechanical engineering
This is a personal account of the work of the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) in the 1980s and early 1990s. The contribution of the MSC, The Department of Employment and the Learning Technology Unit is not widely understood and appreciated. During that period, it was one of the major agencies for encouraging and funding the use of technology‐based learning—not only in the training area but also in education.