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Learning Light has clarified its comments about including much of the intellectual property of Becta on its E-learning Centre website, following new information which has come to light.

Learning Light, the Sheffield-based centre of excellence which, among other things, publishes research on the UK and other European e-learning markets, recently placed a wealth of Becta-owned information on its E-learning Centre website (www.e-learningcentre.co.uk).

At the time, Learning Light believed that the E-learning Centre website was the only place where this information was available - following the closure of Becta under the Coalition Government's public spending cuts.

However - as Learning Light's director of operations, David Patterson, explained: "Yesterday, we were contacted by Ian Chowcat, who is Head of Learning Innovation at Sero Consulting Limited. He pointed out that: ‘The Becta website is in the National Archives and the Institute of Education is hosting the official legacy repository of Becta research documents - including some in which I was involved.'

"Naturally, we're deeply grateful to Ian for bringing this to our attention," Patterson continued.

"Of course, the fact remains that this Becta material is available on the E-learning Centre website - which regularly attracts up to 100,000 ‘hits' a month and contains a wealth of e-learning and learning technologies related information.

"The Becta Collection is easily accessible and freely available for viewing at http://www.e-learningcentre.co.uk/Resources/Becta_Collection," he added.

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Notes for Editors

Other places to find the Becta materials

The National Archive: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/atoz.htm

The Becta research legacy: http://www.ioe.ac.uk/services/49060.html

The Department for Education page on Becta:  http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/procurement/ict/a0073825/becta

About Learning Light Ltd

Sheffield-based Learning Light is a centre of excellence in the use of e-learning and learning technologies in the workplace. Its knowledge base contains over 400 papers offering insights and advice on how to use e-learning & learning technologies.

Learning Light, which operates www.e-learningcentre.co.uk one of the leading resources on e-learning in the UK, works closely with the Universities of Leeds and Sheffield and has undertaken a Systematic Literature Review of the available papers on the effective use of e-learning in conjunction with the University of Sheffield.

Learning Light occupies a unique space in the e-learning and learning technology sector networking with:

• Suppliers of e-learning and learning technologies to support the growth of the sector
• Buyers seeking out learning technology solutions to improve the effectiveness of their business or organisation
• Leading organisations worldwide who provide it with market knowledge from around the globe

It:

• Provides unbiased and impartial advice to both suppliers and buyers
• Hosts events and workshops that provide the platforms to impart and gain knowledge by encouraging collaboration and sharing of best practice
• Acts as a conduit between suppliers and buyers to forge successful business partnerships
• Provides market intelligence and benchmarking information gained from its many contacts and networking partners
• Provides access to research materials from leading learning technology professionals

Further information from:

David Patterson/ Gill Broadhead, Learning Light, +44 (0)114 223 2442

Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405