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VLE Introduction

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Matt Lingard
Matt Lingard

This document provides an overview of a virtual learning environment (VLE) and its uses at the London School of Economics. The VLE, WebCT, is used across most departments and contains course materials like readings, multimedia content, and communication tools. Staff and students have responded positively to features that enhance learning and engagement like discussion boards. WebCT allows various types of content, communication, and assessment to be delivered online to create a better learning environment.

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VLE Overview
What is a VLE? Virtual Learning Environment WebCT, Moodle, Blackboard Website Login, modular Content Communication Assessment
VLE at LSE WebCT (Campus Edition 4) 430+ uses All depts but varied use WebCT Designers / Funding Future – 2 Current Pilots WebCT (Campus Edition 6) Moodle
Staff and Student responses to WebCT “ Brilliant! keep up the good work. Add more!” “ WebCT is a very good idea and should be extended to other courses.” “ Excellent resources, very impressive. It has helped learning immensely” Ideas and questions are floated on the discussion board prior to seminars so students have the chance to begin discussing them before coming to the class. This offers a new way of addressing student engagement in the course, of building interest. Staff responses If a lecturer answers a question in a discussion area, then it is available to everyone….it has taken pressure off my (student) office hours WebCT has not changed what I do radically but it’s created a far better learning environment for students. Student responses
Content Course information Reading Lists E-packs Multimedia Images, Video, Audio Lectures, Broadcast
Using Digital Media Conflict in Kashmir (Fathom seminar) Text only With images and video Copyright: Getty images. Genetically Modified Crops;
LSE Media Examples Image-based lectures Video lectures (WebCT PS429) Visualiser recordings Video with slides Audio lectures (AN100) Interviews with academics Bring the outside world into the classroom – language learning Television and radio programmes (LN719)
 
Communication Discussion Boards Audio Boards Chat, Who’s Online? Class Lists, Student profiles
Discussion Open Questions Resource Sharing Pre-seminar Post-Seminar FAQs Community
Student Profiles IR405 (Campus Based course)
Assessment Collecting Work TurnitinUK Quizzes / Surveys Economics – data for Class teachers Languages – diagnostic, formative Collaborative Project work Wikis
Plagiarism Detection TurnitinUK WebCT Assignment Tool TurnitinUK Students’ individual essays Individual Originality Reports Zip File Save to PC (Temporary)
Blogs / Wikis Blog: MC416 Bloglobal Wiki: Econ B Wiki / CLT VLE Wiki
Sources of media: Education Image Gallery LSE holds a licence for the Education Image Gallery (EIG) Available at: http://edina.ac.uk/eig/ Use your ATHENS password off campus 55,000 images copyright cleared for teaching and research Copyright: Getty images. Genetically Modified Crops; Mud huts; Last Hitler Photo; Demonstration Against US Position On Kyoto Treaty
Video Illustrate, reinforce, explain, motivate Can be controlled, replayed etc Bandwidth issue Combined with text and resources
Audio Can be practical alternative to video Low bandwidth Lecture mode /discussion Specific uses in Language teaching

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VLE Introduction

  • 2. What is a VLE? Virtual Learning Environment WebCT, Moodle, Blackboard Website Login, modular Content Communication Assessment
  • 3. VLE at LSE WebCT (Campus Edition 4) 430+ uses All depts but varied use WebCT Designers / Funding Future – 2 Current Pilots WebCT (Campus Edition 6) Moodle
  • 4. Staff and Student responses to WebCT “ Brilliant! keep up the good work. Add more!” “ WebCT is a very good idea and should be extended to other courses.” “ Excellent resources, very impressive. It has helped learning immensely” Ideas and questions are floated on the discussion board prior to seminars so students have the chance to begin discussing them before coming to the class. This offers a new way of addressing student engagement in the course, of building interest. Staff responses If a lecturer answers a question in a discussion area, then it is available to everyone….it has taken pressure off my (student) office hours WebCT has not changed what I do radically but it’s created a far better learning environment for students. Student responses
  • 5. Content Course information Reading Lists E-packs Multimedia Images, Video, Audio Lectures, Broadcast
  • 6. Using Digital Media Conflict in Kashmir (Fathom seminar) Text only With images and video Copyright: Getty images. Genetically Modified Crops;
  • 7. LSE Media Examples Image-based lectures Video lectures (WebCT PS429) Visualiser recordings Video with slides Audio lectures (AN100) Interviews with academics Bring the outside world into the classroom – language learning Television and radio programmes (LN719)
  • 8.  
  • 9. Communication Discussion Boards Audio Boards Chat, Who’s Online? Class Lists, Student profiles
  • 10. Discussion Open Questions Resource Sharing Pre-seminar Post-Seminar FAQs Community
  • 11. Student Profiles IR405 (Campus Based course)
  • 12. Assessment Collecting Work TurnitinUK Quizzes / Surveys Economics – data for Class teachers Languages – diagnostic, formative Collaborative Project work Wikis
  • 13. Plagiarism Detection TurnitinUK WebCT Assignment Tool TurnitinUK Students’ individual essays Individual Originality Reports Zip File Save to PC (Temporary)
  • 14. Blogs / Wikis Blog: MC416 Bloglobal Wiki: Econ B Wiki / CLT VLE Wiki
  • 15. Sources of media: Education Image Gallery LSE holds a licence for the Education Image Gallery (EIG) Available at: http://edina.ac.uk/eig/ Use your ATHENS password off campus 55,000 images copyright cleared for teaching and research Copyright: Getty images. Genetically Modified Crops; Mud huts; Last Hitler Photo; Demonstration Against US Position On Kyoto Treaty
  • 16. Video Illustrate, reinforce, explain, motivate Can be controlled, replayed etc Bandwidth issue Combined with text and resources
  • 17. Audio Can be practical alternative to video Low bandwidth Lecture mode /discussion Specific uses in Language teaching