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Acknowledgements
This guide is part of the outcomes of the CIT-eA project led by the City of Glasgow project and funded by Jisc the UK organisation that champions the use of technology in education and research. The work was undertaken between 2014 and 2015 as part of the Jisc ‘Further Education and Skills Development and Resource programme’. Thanks to the participating staff from the project partners, particularly to the teaching staff from the partner colleges’ who have contributed to the project at a time of large-scale change in the sector. Thanks to the project board for directions, support and insight during the project Thanks to Janvier Nkurunziza for the skills pyramid concept. Particular thanks are due to Lee Ballantyne, who conceived of the project and wrote the funding application, and to Jennifer Louden, the project director and City of Glasgow College librarian. Grateful thanks to Christine Wood (SQA), Celeste McLaughlin (Jisc) and Walter Patterson for feedback on the draft texts.