Choosing the right combinations of policy decisions, pedagogical approaches, and technologies for delivery can be difficult. Policy success does not only depend on the technology chosen, but rather a multitude of factors, such as the degree of support for students. Thus there is a danger in focusing primarily on technology that addresses only one dimension of a multi-dimensional process. Joint Initiatives and Partnerships. The area of partnerships and collaboration will be key to success in TML for both financial and pedagogical reasons.
Partnerships also allow the best use of resources and can reduce the duplication of efforts.
Much of what we have discussed above concerns organisational change in our higher education institutions. Technical Standards and Consumer Protection. In the emerging education marketplace, governments can help to ensure that our public institutions maintain a strong role. If education is considered to be a key economic development tool in the new economy, then government would be wise to maintain a public sector role instead of leaving this function entirely to the private sector. These measures are particularly important for smaller institutions that are generally less well endowed than large universities.