The 1997 Report of the National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education (the Dearing Report) placed communication and information technologies (C&IT) at the heart of its vision of the 21st Century university. C&IT was seen as having an essential role to play in the core activities of teaching, learning, assessment, research and administration. One of the key recommendations of the Report was the establishment of a professional Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (ILT).
This talk will provide a brief overview of the Report's main recommendations for the role of C&IT in teaching and learning, and report on the progress in the development of the ILT.