Developing VLE approaches for an enhanced student learning experience
- Start date: 2010-09-14
- End date: 2011-07-29
- Status: complete
- Funding Initiative: EQUIP
The nature of the project is to focus on the institutional and School-based use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs: both our proprietary VLE Blackboard and other non-proprietary VLEs eg Web2.0 tools) in enhancing the student learning experience.
This project underpins institutional change to the use and integration of VLEs and assists with developing agile responses to a changing HE environment. It builds upon evidence provided by a recent Thematic Review of our proprietary VLE, Blackboard, incorporating other VLEs such as Web2.0 tools, and develops consistent, integrative and interactive use of VLEs in teaching and learning approaches
This builds on the University's Teaching and Learning Strategy and enables further development of pedagogic approaches with the use of technology and a clearer focus for the quality enhancement of the student learning experience.
The project also aims to develop procedures whereby the consistency and appropriateness of a better integrated use of VLEs can be more effectively and rigorously explored with course teams at key events in quality assurance and enhancement procedures, for example, at programme validation and annual evaluation of programme provision.
Lead Contact: Wilma W Teviotdale
Organisation/Institutions:- University of Huddersfield