Translating theory into practice: Facilitating work-based learning throughIT

This paper examines the various ways in which IT can support and facilitate the learner in the workplace. Responding to the growing criticism that aca demia is failing to respond to the requirements of modern industry, it sugg ests that work-based learning can help close this nexus. The integration of IT into such work-based programmes can enrich the overall learning experie nce from student, tutor and employer perspectives, and lead to development of a far higher level of lifelong learning capabilities among students.