E-learning is becoming an increasingly popular teaching platform in schools, colleges and universities across the country.
It's taken a while to catch on, perhaps – after some initial scepticism, but now many places are opening up to the possibilities of switching learning tools, resources and teacher and tutor contact online.
E-learning systems enable education providers to store huge amounts of information in one single place, they allow students to work more flexibly, and they allow those students to enjoy greater contact with their teachers, lecturers and support staff.
According to Grainne Conole, director of the Beyond Distance Research Alliance at the University of Leicester, e-learning programmes offer a "huge potential".
"They enable learners and teachers to connect, communicate and access information in an unprecedented way," she said.
"For example, through tools like Twitter you can get access to a global network of peers and get advice, links and answers to queries in amazing ways."
Opting for a complete overhaul of how you offer learning tools is always going to be a difficult task – there's a lot to think about, from buying in new equipment to whether students and staff will actually take to it.
One way to ease the transition is to use some promotional merchandise – equip your students and teachers with some printed USBs with your school or uni logo printed on. They'll be able to use the USB stick to store documents on, using the branded merchandise at home, in school and on the go.
Posted by Carl Blackshaw