Transcript VLEs and MLEs - University of Southampton

VLEs and MLEs
Hugh Davis
Learning Societies Lab
ECS
The University of Southampton, UK
www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~hcd
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What’s in a Name?
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Blackboard
WebCT
Moodle
LearnDirect
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The Research Questions
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What is the difference between a VLE and an MLE?
What is the quality of learning in on-line environments? Are there
things you can’t do on-line? Are there things that are better?
Do VLEs impose a particular pedagogic approach?
(The latter two will only make sense after the following lecture)
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Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
• mapping of the curriculum into elements (or ‘chunks’) that can be
assessed
• tracking of student activity and achievement against these elements
• support of online learning, including access to learning resources,
assessment and guidance
• online tutor support
• peer group support
• general communications, including email, group discussion and web
access
• links to other systems, both in-house and externally
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Communication tools
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discussion boards supporting threaded discussions
integrated electronic mail
video conferencing
white-boards
on-line chat
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Moodle (A quick Case Study)
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You can see all this in more detail in the Moodle
Feature Demo Course at
http://moodle.org/course/view.php?id=34
WYSIWIG editing of content
Mail integration
Courses can be packaged and zipped
Users are Admin, teachers or students
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Plug-in authentication and LDAP as standard
Languages and time zones supported
Generic Linking!
Full Maths notation
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Moodle Case Study (2)
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Moodle Case Study (3)
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Moodle Case Study (4)
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Moodle Case Study (5)
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Moodle Case Study (6)
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Learning Management System
Most definitions say LMS ≡ VLE. But some see LMS as the hub of a VLE
e.g.
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Managed Learning Environments
• MLEs are concerned with whole institutional systems
• MLEs involve the interoperation of several separate systems Student Record Systems, Library Systems, Management Information
Systems, VLEs, timetabling systems and so on.
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Joined up systems for learners;
Joined up systems for institutions;
Instructional Management System (VLE);
Plagiarism detection;
Computer Assisted Assessment.
The interface to these joined up systems is often via a Portal (e.g.
SUSSED)
A complete Managed Learning Environment would provide all the
systems needed for a “Virtual University”
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The BECTa MLE diagram
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Scott Wilson’s 2005 “VLE of the future”
Creative Commons Copyright Scott Wilson
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Su White’s Rich Learning Environment
Personal
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Social
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Institutional
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Good for
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Support
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Follow up Questions
Do some individual research to find out
• What are the preferred VLEs in use at the moment.
• Are there any differences across sectors. (HE/FE/School/Training)
• What are the reasons that many Learning Technologists HEAs are
moving from Blackboard to Moodle?
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