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The Next Step - Schools Without Boundaries
So what exactly is a learning platform?
Imagine a school with no physical
boundaries and where teaching and learning
can occur any time, any place.
That is
the promise of learning platforms, which
the government sees as the next big step
in education, helping students become
better equipped for work and education
in the 21st century.
A learning platform is an umbrella term
for a suite of technologies that support
teaching and learning.
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They have various
names, such as virtual learning environment
(VLE) or managed learning environment
(MLE), but at their most basic they
include collaboration, communication
and content tools, as well as providing
students with an online personal learning
space.
The platforms are web-based,
so that anyone with a computer, web
browser and network connection can
access them anywhere within school.
As long as you have an internet connection,
the platform can also be accessed outside
school - from home, for example.
Such an environment means a teacher
could, say, upload a classroom assignment
that students could access from a home PC.
Teachers are also uploading content.
Students can use this material to complete
their assignments as well as discuss tasks
with their peers, using chat or email.
The information on this page was originally published in The Guardian on Tuesday January 9 2007.
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