One of the sessions in the JISC CETIS Conference, November 2008
cetis-2008-vle' if writing about this event.
That's not a VLE it's a repository.
That's not a repository it's a content management system.
That's not a CMS it's a VLE.
[Repeat ...]
In this session examined the role and functionality of VLEs and associated technologies such as repositories and content management systems, including disaggregated and decentralized approaches such as service oriented approaches, personal learning environments, software as a service, cloud computing and Web 2.0. Each of these options has its attractions, but do they also come with implicit assumptions about their context that are at odds with the reality of teaching and learning in higher education? For example, does a repository come with an assumption that there will be a team of professionals dedicated to managing the collection of resources it hosts? Does a CMS come with the assumption that there will be a managed approach to the development of course content? Is there something about the VLE that uniquely fits practice in HE or will an increased focus on managing resources lead to the decline of the VLE? Have we all got our head in the cloud(s)?
my blog summary of the session.
Andy Powell's live blog of day one of the conference includes excellent coverage of this session. Thank you Andy.
A lot of people were using Twitter to microblog during and after the session. You can see these tweets aggregated at the following sites (note: you generally get the most recent Tweets first, so it may make more sense to work from the bottom up).
Other blogs that used the session tag:
