Table 1 Strategy texts analysed

England

 • Department for Education and Skills (DfES): Towards a Unified e-learning Strategy (DfES, 2003)

 • DfES: Harnessing Technology Transforming Learning and Children’s Services (DfES, 2005)

 • Becta: Harnessing Technology: Next Generation Learning (Becta, 2008)

 • Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE): HEFCE strategy for e-learning (HEFCE, 2005)

 • HEFCE Enhancing learning and teaching through the use of technology. A revised approach to HEFCE’s strategy for e-learning (HEFCE, 2009)

 • HEFCE: Report to HEFCE by the Online Learning Task Force Collaborate to compete. Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education (HEFCE, 2011)

Scotland

 • Scottish Further Education Funding Council (SFEFC) and Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) Joint SFEFC/SHEFC E-Learning Group: Final Report (SFEFC/SHEFC, 2003)

 • Scottish Funding Council (SFC): Review of e-learning policy (SFC, 2006)

 • SFC: SFC Review of Council strategy on e-learning (SFC, 2007)

Wales

 • National Council of Education and Training for Wales (National Council-ELWa): An e-learning Strategy for Wales (ELWa, 2003)

 • Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW): Statement of the position of e-learning in Higher Education in Wales (HEFCW, 2007)

 • HEFCW: Enhancing Learning and Teaching through Technology: a Strategy for Higher Education in Wales (HEFCW, 2008)