Learning with e's
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
The ALT-C 'VLE is dead' symposium attracted a huge audience. Each of our panel of four presented our cases, some arguing for and some against the demise of the VLE. Some people actually went as far as to say that the VLE is dead symposium was the centre-piece of ALT-C 2009. The institutional VLE sucks. Undead hmm?
Learning with e's
AUGUST 25, 2009
This symposium will propose that the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) as an institutional tool is dead, no more, defunct, expired. The first panel member, Steve Wheeler , will argue that many VLEs are not fit for purpose, and masquerade as solutions for the management of online learning. There's gonna be a fight.
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Learning with e's
JANUARY 2, 2010
To be honest, at some point in the run up to the ALT-C 2009 conference, I got this idea. There were many people at a session titled " the VLE is Dead " hosted by James Clay, Josie Fraser, Graham Attwell, Nick Sharratt and Steve Wheeler aka Timbuckteeth :). Martin Weller blogged about the death of VLE/LMS too in Nov 2007.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 12, 2009
I was also asked why I didn't use the term PLE (Personal Learning Environment). Sound like a PLE? For those who don't, the institutional VLE (or perhaps no web based use at all) is an option. This may sound like a climb down from my position on the death of the VLE, but It is not. The two are not to be confused.
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. No one seems to be able to agree on what a PLE is.
Learning with e's
OCTOBER 27, 2013
Check out this little gem from Dan Kennedy on the VLE/PLE debate. Games based learning is currently a hotly debated topic in education and is a fertile field of study (Holmes, 2011; Abrams, 2009). It''s also very motivating for them. Some of my previous students have published in journals in the past few years.
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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