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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four home nations of the United Kingdom:
For general information see United Kingdom.
However, education is devolved by the UK government to the four home nations so that many details are specific to the home nation involved.
by Paul Bacsich, Sero
Partners and Experts in Northern Ireland
None.
Northern Ireland in a nutshell
The population of Northern Ireland is around 1.75 million.
For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland
Education in Northern Ireland
Schools in Northern Ireland
Further and Higher education
Higher Education in Northern Ireland is overseen by DELNI, the Department for Employment and Learning. Its role is to formulate policy and administer funding to support education, research and related activities in the Northern Ireland higher education sector.
Higher Education in Northern Ireland is delivered through the following means:
- Universities:
- The Queen’s University of Belfast
- University of Ulster
- The Open University in Ireland
- University colleges:
- St. Mary’s University College
- Stranmillis University College
- Institutes of Further and Higher Education (16 in number)
There is just one HEI involved in the Higher Education Academy Benchmarking programme:
- Queen’s University, Belfast - with blog
Universities in Northern Ireland
Polytechnics in Northern Ireland
Colleges in Northern Ireland
Education reform
Schools
Post-secondary
Administration and finance
Schools
Post-secondary
Quality assurance, inspection and accreditation
Schools
Post-secondary
Information society
ICT in education initiatives
Virtual initiatives in schools
Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education
Benchmarking ICT and e-learning
Further Education
The JISC Regional Support Centre in Northern Ireland - RSCni - has carried out a number of ILT Health Check activities with colleges, using the same approach as Becta.
This Health Check is available, free of charge, to all Northern Ireland’s Further and Higher Education colleges. RSCni claims that it:
- "is designed to allow RSCni and colleges working together, to identify how far they have developed with the implementation and use of ILT within Teaching and Learning.
- The outcomes of this health check, whether it is a few tweaks to your ILT strategy or a radical ILT fitness plan, will help your college stay in ILT shape."
Lessons learnt
Information confirms that the only Virtual Campus initiative in Northern Ireland is:
General lessons
None known yet.
Notable practices
None known yet.