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Our model has been to take at least some of the best things about our vaguely constructivist classroom practice and to use the technology to make them available to our learners at home too. For example: * Just as they are encouraged to talk about the things studied in class, to share their insights, and to ask for help from one another or their teacher, so on-line discussion forums, synchronous chat and messaging makes this possible at home too; * As in class when there's the opportunity for instant feedback on their work, so with online assessment this becomes a reality for homework too, at least in those subjects where this is practical; * As at school they have the opportunity to access a range of resources, reference material, reinforcement or extension activities, so the VLE makes these availablt to them at home: we've taken the line of providing rather than requiring, hopefully encouraging some degree of learner autonomy and providing a more personalized approach to resource provision; * In class, they have the opportunity to look back over the work we've done, or to ask to go over something again, so by making audio and board work available for download as flash movies, they can look back at the lesson at home - and indeed any absentees can keep up with the class; and * as in class we may adopt a collaborative approach to a number of activities, so shared glossaries, some forum disuccsions and crucially wiki pages make this possible at home too. Miles. Andy Neil wrote: > Hello everyone > ... > > My problem, coming from a secondary school standpoint, is that I'm > about to begin 'selling' the concept of a VLE to staff. It really is > going to be a case of how the VLE is going to improve teaching and > learning. What will be the benefit to teachers of devivering course > content through a VLE? And I'm not really talking about improved > performance by pupils here, I'm talking more about the direct > benefits to teachers such as saving time, reducing workload etc. > > So come on everyone! What's the best thing that you've done with a > VLE? I've got a few ideas of my own, but would be keen to hear from > anyone with a bit of experience in what has to be the most important > area of enhanced teaching and learning. > -- Miles Berry Deputy Head St Ives School, Haslemere www.stiveshaslemere.com ***************** 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 To unsubscribe, email [log in to unmask] with the message: leave vle