Briefing Paper Supporting Learners Across the Educational Landscape: Introduction and overview

The JISC MLEs for Lifelong Learning Programme explored the use of ICT to support lifelong learning across a wide educational landscape, including further (FE) and higher (HE) education, schools and workplace learning. The programme ran for three years (2002-2005) and had a significant impact on understanding in the sector about the practical realities of lifelong learning.

Ten projects explored the issues around student progression between institutions, the support of learners in meeting their personal goals, and building on their achievements as they make their way through different stages of personal and educational development.

The lessons and findings from the programme should help the sector to prepare for a world in which an online learner record accompanies learners throughout their career in education and work, a world in which that record could be used to support personal reflection and development through life, a world in which online mentoring is available to assist with important decisions at important junctures and points of transition.