The [UK] Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has today announced plans to invest £59.8 million during 2007/08 into technology to improve the learner experience.  This investment is almost £20 million more than last year and demonstrates the LSC’s commitment to transforming the use of technology in post-16 education.

The additional investment will contribute to learning infrastructure, student equipment upgrades and expanding the numbers of mobile devices available for students.

Fuelling the increased budget and outreach is recognition from the LSC of the critical role technology plays in learning.  Recent LSC research found that learning programmes delivered using technology can improve the engagement, retention and achievement success of post-16 learners. It also revealed that over half of learners surveyed agreed they would like to use technology more as part of their learning.

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