COMPUTER ASSISTED

LANGUAGE LEARNING

UNIDAD 3
A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

TEMA 1:
Virtual Learning Environment and CALL

Mgs. Jorge Zambrano Pachay

INICITIAL ACTIVITY

https://global-eng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/course/call.html

IN YOUR ROOMS:
1. Discuss the following questions.
- Will virtual learning environments improve education?
- VLE – What are the Advantages?
2. Share your ideas in groups
Objective

Recognize the principal foundations and components of

virtual learning environment as a language learning
theory.
Virtual learning Environment

VLEs are virtual spaces that teachers and students can

use to present and share resources and activities and
interact with one another

VLEs provide a means to manage the learning

experience, communicate the intended learning
experience and facilitate tutors’ and learners’ involvement
in the experience (Sneha & Nagaraja, 2013)

Their main goal is to ease, motivate and provide learning

experiences that go beyond the classroom.
8 benefits of virtual learning classrooms
Community
Increased Improved and
inclusivity accessibility relationship
building

Expanded Improved
Cost savings
world view technical skills

Immediate Greater
feedback on flexibility and
learning comfort
Pros and Cons

https://scand.com/company/blog/the-use-of-virtual-learning-environment-in-education/
 • Personalised online Workspace with support
for electronic portfolio
• Student – Teacher Messaging and Chat

VLE for students: • Home work reminder

• Interactive and online team building exercises
• Reflective learning and Online Blogging with
filtering
• News and Discussion Forum
• Announcements (Moodle to Email)
• My Course Area for Students
• Building and Celebrating Achievements
• Google search, Wikipedia search, BBC News
rounds
• Clock, Calendar, Photo Gallery and more.
https://vle.sab.ac.lk/pluginfile.php/27443/course/overviewfiles/VLE%20image.jpg
 VLE for teachers • Lesson Planner (Week by Week) sharable
with Teaching Assistants and Cover Teacher
• Self marking assignments and online test
• Grading and Automatic or Manual Feedback
• Create Reusable Content: Create Once Use Often
• Shareable Content: Import and Export Contents
• Teachers Collaborative Workspace
• Glossary Module, Lesson Module, Quiz Module
• Export Grades to SIMs.net and Excel
• Quiz and Instant Response Module
• Resource Importing and Building Module
• Survey and Report Module

https://vle.sab.ac.lk/pluginfile.php/27443/course/overviewfiles/VLE%20image.jpg
 - Share privileged information with Parents
- Download forms, school policies and other
VLE for Parents documents
- My Courses Area for students
- Add-On and Plug-in at no software cost
- Online Activity Logging and Reporting
- Parent Access to News, Activities and Share
Student Achievements
- Parent Access to their Child’s Activity and
Reports (Grades and Results)
- Community and Adult Learning Provisions
- Community Activities and Events Portal

https://vle.sab.ac.lk/pluginfile.php/27443/course/overviewfiles/VLE%20image.jpg
 Virtual Classroom Characteristics
Expectations for a Virtual Learning Environment

Use of
synchronous
Innovative and
lesson delivery asynchronous
Highly learning
collaborative
Web and features
mobile
applications
VLE from a systems approach
Different types of VLE

https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/learn-tech/2016/10/06/the-pervasive-vle/
FINAL ACTIVITY

In your rooms:
- Write a summary about the
topic learnt today.
- Include 5 main aspects in your
writing.

https://www.humansynergistics.com/blog/constructive-culture-blog/details/constructive-culture/2020/04/02/how-your-teams-can-productively-work-together-virtually
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https://funtech.co.uk/latest/benefits-virtual-learning-environments-classrooms

https://scand.com/company/blog/the-use-of-virtual-learning-environment-in-education/

https://www.parallels.com/blogs/ras/virtual-learning-environment/