1st Edition
Virtual Learning Environments Using, Choosing and Developing your VLE
By Martin Weller
Copyright 2007
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Virtual learning environments are widely spread in higher education, yet they are often under utilised by the institutions that employ them. This book addresses the need to move beyond thinking about the VLE simply in terms of the particular package that an institution has adopted, and viewing it as a significant educational technology that will shape much of the teaching and learning process in... Read more
1. What We Talk About When We Talk About E-Learning 2. VLEs, Democrats and Revolutionaries 3. Using Common VLE Tools 4. Beyond the VLE 5. Choosing a VLE 6. MLEs and Metaphors 7. Standards and Specifications 8. Learning Design 9. The Open Source Option 10. Personalization and VLEs 11. Affordances and Patterns 12. Case Studies 13. Technology Succession 14. VLE 2.0
Biography
Martin Weller is a Professor of Educational Techn ology at the Open University where he was the Director for the VLE project. His research interests include e-learning implications, learning design and learning environments.
'This is a book written by someone who knows what he's talking about and moreover is well practised at explaining the subject to others...Virtual Learning Environments is a "must-have" for all those developing, procuring or implementing a VLE in their organisation-whether they are in higher education, in training, or elsewhere.' - British Journal of Educational Technology
