Learning with e's

AUGUST 25, 2009

The future success of e-learning depends on appropriate selection of tools and services. This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired. It provides the best environment for the variety of learners within institutions.

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Moodle Journal

JUNE 28, 2012

I must say that I felt particularly encouraged with regard to the emphasis on the vle and eLearning especially with relevance to the new Common Inspection Framework. These events are always great for networking, and this time was no exception in during the two unscheduled fire alarms.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 12, 2009

I was also asked why I didn't use the term PLE (Personal Learning Environment). Online material can be saved, tagged, categorized, and repurposed without difficulty." For those who don't, the institutional VLE (or perhaps no web based use at all) is an option. Image source Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 10, 2009

Anyone with a modicum of insight will see that there are several parallels here with the battle between the institutional VLE and Edupunk style ‘do-it-yourselves’ personal web tools. The institutional VLE is led by the entire institution and is therefore slow to respond to change, whilst the personal web is led by one user.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 21, 2009

There has been a lot of talk recently about PLEs (Personal Learning Environments) and everyone it seems, wants to know what they are, what they contain, or if they will replace current institutional VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) or LMS (Learning Management System) provision.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The Social Web promotes collaboration Collaborative forms of learning are becoming increasingly popular methods of adult education, because they involve all students in the process of learning. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 10, 2009

Dan's article is entitled: ' Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs): here to stay, or on the brink of demise? ' It is a provocative take on the current state of play of the VLE, and he comes to some interesting conclusions. Recent literature and personal blogs are used to understand how the VLE as a concept is understood.

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Saffron Interactive

AUGUST 27, 2010

And it’s no longer just universities, colleges and schools which are using Moodle-based online learning environments. The joy of Moodle for enterprises is not only that there is no license fee, but that learning professionals don’t need to be IT professionals to create a virtual learning environment that looks and feels exciting.

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Clive on Learning

OCTOBER 16, 2009

John is from Cambridge University where he has been engaged in the development on the virtual learning environment Sakai 3. " The VLE can appear anywhere through gadgets and applications appearing in other software environments (iGoogle, Facebook, etc.) and on different devices such as smart phones.

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Learning with e's

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

There has been a bit of discussion on Twitter, and at our recent ALT-C VLE symposium, on the importance of naming things. At the VLE is Dead symposium , there was an issue over the term PLE (Personal Learning Environment). Image source Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. is a case in point.

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eLearning 24-7

JULY 8, 2010

One vendor identifies themselves as a LGMS – Learning Game Management System, another states they can create within their system and launch – 3D ILE courses (ILE – Interactive Learning Environment). Some vendors use the words “VLE&# – but in a deeper dive, it is a LMS for them.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

When we move into the more formal aspects of learning, there the extrinsic motivation begins to be applied through a need to achieve good grades, complete successful projects and avoid falling behind your peers. The trick is to maintain an intrinsic motivation that is just as strong as if one were still learning informally.

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Learning with e's

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

They were between Graham Brown-Martin and others who were discussing the use of VLEs in education. The ALT-C 'VLE is Dead' Symposium got a mention, as did my reference to the work of anarchist philosopher Ivan Illich. Always an emotive subject, the BECTA discussion on the institutional VLE descended to the level of name-calling.

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Learning with e's

APRIL 6, 2009

2) Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) and in particular Learning Management Systems (LMSs) contribute toward restrictive practices in education and constrain both learner and teacher to operate within a model of learning that is insitutionally beneficial, but does little for the learner themselves. Over to you.

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Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Google, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for homework, the school’s VLE/LMS, instant message, text, profile on a social networking service like Facebook or MySpace.). Multi Generational Learning. tags: generations learning ). Designing Constructivist Learning Environments. Don’t do this! & Fisher, M.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 28, 2009

If we time jumped from then to 2009, the way we now communicate, learn, search for information, share content and consume entertainment would be unrecognisable. The concept of personal learning environments was also introduced, as a counterpoint to the notion of the VLE. perhaps we could do without ringtones.

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eLearning Learning Posts

APRIL 6, 2010

The conference took place entirely in the virtual immersive environment of Second Life with a venue of presenters from around the world. The 4 Passions of an Instructional Designer - Free as in Freedom , March 23, 2010 Constraints, simplicity, learning, excellence. Tags: Best. Using Del.icio.us

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eLearning Learning Posts

OCTOBER 5, 2010

quote: Principles of connectivism equate to fundamentals of learning in a networked world. Wikis in eLearning 2.0 - Learning with e’s , September 12, 2010 The latest issue of the journal Interactive Learning Environments is a special issue entitled: Towards eLearning 2.0 Informal learning. emphasis added ).

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Learning with e's

JUNE 25, 2009

The title of the symposium is 'The VLE is Dead!'. I was very interested then to spot a recent Ofsted report which suggests that e-learning is failing in many schools and colleges. The results showed that the VLE concept was still a relatively new idea and that no institution had a VLE that covered all aspects of the curriculum.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 15, 2010

Teachers who seek excellence should aspire to understanding how learning experiences can be optimised to promote good learning outcomes. There are many who are expert in learning and teaching though, who have scant appreciation that in technology mediated learning environments, things can be very different.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 7, 2010

If we dispense with online courses in favour of PDFs, how can we incorporate interactivity into the learning experience? Enter the Informal Learning Environment (ILE). Essentially, an ILE is a space (like a website or intranet site) that centralises relevant learning resources in a particular domain. Informalise learning.

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