2. Virtual Learning Environment
• A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a
software system designed to support teaching
and learning in an educational setting
• A more correct term may be a virtual
environment for learning, rather than virtual
learning environment
3. VLE
• "Learning is breaking out of the narrow boxes
that it was trapped in during the 20th century;
teachers' professionalism, reflection and
ingenuity are leading learning to places that
genuinely excite this new generation of
connected young school students - and their
teachers too. VLEs are helping to make sure
that their learning is not confined to a
particular building, or restricted to any single
location or moment."
4.
5. VLE
• A VLE should make it possible for a course
designer to present to students, through a
single, consistent, and intuitive interface, all
the components required for a course of
education or training
6. ‘As easy as V.L.E.’
• A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) takes
things further by offering online access for
'anytime, anywhere' learning.
• http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachers/issue
52/secondary/features/AseasyasVLE/
7. • Despite the potentially off-putting jargon and
the logistical challenge of installing such
systems, their use is on the rise: a recent
Becta survey found that 23 per cent of
primary and 49 per cent of secondary schools
have VLEs, and the Government wants all
schools to have VLEs that support
personalised learning by spring 2008.
8. WHY BOTHER? An official view.
o Economize on the time of teaching staff.
o For instructors without web development expertise,
using a VLE absorbs less time and produces a more
professional result.
o Provide a service for students who increasingly look
to the internet as the natural medium for finding
information and resources.
o Ensure that quality control requirements are met by
providing a standard vehicle for collecting the
required information
o Facilitate the integration of distance and campus-
based learning or of learning on different campuses.
9. Why I have bothered – my view!
o It makes it easier to teach my subject
o It allows me to differentiate (1) teaching
materials (2) in lessons because the higher ability
can get on with minimal support (or vice-versa)
o It makes me feel that my teaching is more
effective
o It is such a strong resource that its like having
another teacher (actually you!!) in class
o It has had a very positive impact on results
10. VLE
• It has so far proved to be completely reliable
and problem free. It actually always works!!!
11. • Becta's information on learning platforms
http://tinyurl.com/2x4jk7
• Becta has published a free guide to learning platforms,
Learning Platforms and Personalised Learning: An
Essential Guide, which can be downloaded at:
http://tinyurl.com/2l6bty
• A Short Guide to Learning Platforms for Busy Teachers,
produced by Tideway School in Newhaven
www.learningplatforms.info
• School Anywhere (helps schools to set up Moodle
VLEs)
www.schoolanywhere.co.uk
