On Wednesday, I attended one of the many UWE graduation ceremonies at Bristol cathedral - there are several, what with UWE being the 8th largest university in the UK - to see my mother receiving her PhD. This was an odyssey that she embarked on in the 60s (she got a little sidetracked with work, children and the like) and finished this year, two years after she retired. Professor Steven West, vice chancellor of UWE, gave a wonderful introductory speech that, while it conjured up no illusions to the newly-grads about the current economic climate and the reality of employability, also went to great lengths to instil in these young charges the belief that they are the future and their life is now their own, that it's their duty to make a difference. It all sounded a lot less platitude-laden at the time, promise.
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E-learning holds great
E-learning holds great promise for students. Technology in itself is no problem for the great challenges facing traditional education. If technology is used to maintain the teaching and learning, then we will see no great leaps forward in the education race. Technological solutions must be enforced according to the impact they have on improving learning outcomes, and learners’ lives.