DRIVING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN IRISH UNIVERSITIES — NATIONAL AND SECTOR ICT RESPONSES TO FLEXIBLE LEARNING AND DELIVERY

Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl, School of Fiontar, Dublin City University, Ireland

Reform and innovation is at the top of the agenda of many national higher education systems. This paper examines Irish ICT policy and initiatives at national and sector levels in the domain of flexible delivery. The review is placed in the context of international research on the role of ICT and E-Learning in the strategic development of higher education. The paper concludes by proposing that Irish universities implement a framework to analyse the implementation of ICT and e-learning to inform the strategic development of flexible delivery of higher education in Ireland.