Thursday, 10 March 2011

Are there any aspects of your studies at the college not currently handled through the VLE that might benefit from being incorporated in the VLE?

There was unanimous support for results tracking with a visual representation of progress (e.g.a progress bar as units and assessments are completed). Students expected results to be available on the system.
The Learning Platform could be a way of integrating all channels like a portal i.e. Facebook feed, college website, external vendor materials.
A class related Blog was good and allowed students to contribute to class resources.
More self assessments / formative assessments would be good.
Checklists to ensure all work is completed.
Students also felt the following features would add significantly to their learning experience:
Access to further reading and opportunities through the learning platform for self directed studies.
Announcements with college information e.g. college open after period of closure.
Access to Library resources through the learning platform rather than going to a separate site.
Accessing the student drive out with the college would be good. Accessing in particular own materials from home a priority.