Virtual Learning Environments: Using, Choosing and Developing your VLE

Virtual Learning Environments considers how VLEs can be successfully deployed and used for effective teaching in universities and colleges. It sets out a model for effective use and seeks to provide a bridge between pedagogical approaches and the tools educators have at their disposal. Illustrated by case studies which highlight the different requirements and approaches of diverse institutions, Virtual Learning Environments provides advice for those choosing a VLE and encourages all those involved in the deployment of VLEs to use them more productively in order to create engaging learning experiences