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Historically, work-based learning programs were not delivered with online support in mind. Boud, Solomon and Symes (2001) give a potted history of work-based learning that starts with work placements and sandwich courses in the 1960s; leads on to independent study programs and negotiated learning experiences of the 1970s; and culminates in the enterprise movement of the 1990s, with its focus on generic skills and the competencies of “graduateness”. None of these antecedents used technology in any meaningful way.
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Bird, L. (2004). The Use of a Virtual Learning Environment to Support Learners on Work-Based Learning Programs. In: Ottewill, R., Borredon, L., Falque, L., Macfarlane, B., Wall, A. (eds) Educational Innovation in Economics and Business. Educational Innovation in Economics and Business, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1386-3_15
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