Warrington's 2 million pounds sterling transfer
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Halton College, Warrington, England, Principal Martin Jenkins sees the investment in new IT equipment as enabling the introduction of innovative teaching methods to his 350 students. The College has spent 2 million pounds sterling on a network which has the capability of asynchronous transfer mode. Although the new system is being utilized, some teachers have had difficulty in producing work on the system. Jenkins suggests the system allows teachers to provide students with individually tailored courses. Bull Information systems built the network.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Love them or hate them, tables are here to stay
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The introduction of higher education league tables in the United Kingdom has divided opinion, but they will not go away. The tables for 2001 have been improved and a standard statistical technique was used with the nine quality measures to come up with a score.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2001
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The United Kingdom's plans for an e-University are continuing and 62 million pounds sterling has been allocated by the government over three years from 2001. The benefits of this e-University and potential problem areas are discussed.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2001
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