From the email it seems Warwick currently have a way of publishing web
pages, but instruction is far more than just transmission. This is where
the VLE comes into its own - material can be consolidated as a basic, but
then there are tools allowing feedback, discussion, exploration, paper
submission, peer review etc etc.
It is those additional facilities which allow a change in mode away from
pure information transmission and improvement in student engagement. In
addition students can be tracked and supported as needed so support is
focused.
Paul
Paul Davis
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% From: Virtual Learning Environments [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
% Of Chiner Arias, Alejandro
% Sent: 18 November 2008 11:40
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% Subject: evidence to support institutional buy-in
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% We are being asked for evidence a VLE is needed and deserves the
% investment to implement it centrally in the University of Warwick. I
% would be grateful for any evidence we can use to argue for this.
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% This could be improvement in student results or satisfaction,
% administrative efficiencies, teaching staff satisfaction, and so on.
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% Many thanks in advance for your help.
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% Alec
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% Alejandro Chiner, Service Innovation Officer, University of Warwick
% Library, Research & Innovation Unit,
% Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom. Tel: +(44/0) 24 765
% 23251, Fax: +(44/0) 24 765 24211,
% [log in to unmask] http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/riu
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% From: Green, Robin
% Sent: 18 November 2008 11:22
% To: Chiner Arias, Alejandro
% Subject: VLE question
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% Alec
% Exploratory question. If you think is clear enough can you send on.
% Thanks - Robin
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% The University of Warwick does not currently use a VLE. We have instead a
% Web publishing service called Sitebuilder, developed in-house. Sitebuilder
% offers some functionality that supports teaching and learning, but lacks
% many of the features of a VLE. We are considering the possibility of
% adopting a VLE, and are trying to determine whether Sitebuilder
% functionality can or could provide the same quality of educational
% experience as would be possible using a VLE (assuming all things being
% equal, e.g., standard of teaching within Sitebuilder and a VLE). Putting
% it simply, we are seeking evidence that having a virtual learning
% environment is better than not having one.
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% I would be vary grateful for any information on this, particularly any
% quantitative findings. For example:
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% - it is clear to us that Library services could be better provided by
% delivering course-related resources to a student on their personal course
% page rather than making the student come to a generic Library resources
% Web page, but has any work been done that demonstrates this
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%
% - an institutional assessment of before and after adopting a VLE in terms
% of quality of work submitted by students
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% - surveys from students on finding course-related information
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% And so on.
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