The pertinent questions/comments raised by all of those in this discussion are all key areas which have been researched by the INSPIRAL Project at the University of Strathclyde (funded by the JISC in 2001)and whose Final Report you may find relevant. In particular the following sections in the report could be of interest:- 3.4.3 Pedagogy 3.5 Learner Needs 5.1 Critical / Key Issues, with Related Problems, Methods and Solutions Practised Elsewhere 5.2 The Barriers http://inspiral.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/documents/INSPfinrep.doc Regards Jenny Brook Project Director The INHALE project University of Hudderfield ***************** List information: ***************** Remember - replies go by default to the entire list. Access the list via the web on http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/vle.html The Ferl VLE Focus Area is at http://ferl.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?page=76 To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave vle