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Effective Management of Virtual Learning Environments

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are now used by the vast majority of the UK’s Further and Higher Education sectors to support students’ learning. However, surveys suggest that the technology is not being effectively utilised. This may be due to e-learning having grown in a bottom up way and many institutional strategies and policies focussing on targets for getting content on-line. If the education system is to meet the requirements of the Government’s and funding bodies’ e-learning strategies, then the issues and barriers to effective use of VLEs need to be identified and solutions found. Colleges and Universities need to move forward so that e-learning is no longer a ‘cottage-industry’ but is a mainstream activity. To assist Colleges and Universities move forward with elearning, JISC infoNet promote a good practice model that views the management of e-learning in a holistic way and addresses issues of effectiveness and sustainability. This paper will introduce this model and by identifying some of these issues and suggest ways of moving forward. This paper introduces this model, identifies some of the management issues associated with using VLEs in teaching and learning, and shows how the model, together with other resources, can be used to overcome some of these issues.