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Concept
Virtual learning environment
Summary
A virtual learning environment (VLE) in educational technology is a web-based platform for the digital aspects of courses of study, usually within educational institutions. They present resources, activities, and interactions within a course structure and provide for the different stages of assessment. VLEs also usually report on participation and have some level of integration with other institutional systems. In North America, VLEs are often referred to as Learning Management Systems (LMS).
For teachers and instructors who edit them, VLEs may be used as authoring and design environments. VLEs have been adopted by almost all higher education institutions in the English-speaking world.
The following are the main components required for virtual learning environments or online education curriculums. VLE learning platforms commonly allow:
Content management – creation, storage, access to and use of learning resources
Curriculum mapping and planning – lesson planning, assessment and personalisation of the learning experience
Learner engagement and administration – managed access to learner information, resources, and tracking of progress and achievement
Communication and collaboration – emails, notices, chat, wikis, blogs
Real-time communication – live video conferencing or audio conferencing
A VLE may include some or all of the following elements:
The course syllabus
Administrative information about the course: prerequisites, credits, registration, payments, physical sessions, and contact information for the instructor.
A notice board for current information about the ongoing course
The basic content of some or all of the course; the complete course for distance learning applications, or some part of it, when used as a portion of a conventional course. This normally includes material such as copies of lectures in the form of text, audio, or video presentations, and the supporting visual presentations
Additional resources, either integrated or as links to outside resources. This typically consists of supplementary reading, or innovative equivalents.
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