Virtual learning environment

INTRODUCTION Interactive learning is a learning system that combines together the effect of social networking and urban computing within the same curriculum. Interactive learning has become dominant from a round 2000 and this is due to the increase in the number of people involved in the digital technology and virtual communication. It is a system where the boundary between the educator and the learner means completely nothing and the educators can no longer be regarded as the keeper of…

Distance learning is one of the most interesting revolutions in pedagogy that has been born following the rise of new internet technologies. There are more than a few benefits that have been brought about by the rapid emergence of several e-learning platforms, especially for the learners, such as greater levels of autonomy and feedback (Driscoll, 2002). Basically, this has been made possible through effective integration of both synchronous and asynchronous learning into e-learning by…

Nicholas author of Preferred Learning Methods of the Millennial generation, believes that Millennials “who have been called entitled and empowered due to their inclusion in decision making since childhood” because of how they were raised by overprotective parents. They have a short attention span due to their parents’ obsession on keeping them occupied and planning every…

judicially with participants. Polls can be applied to survey participants in an unlimited number of ways. For instance, a teacher who has finished teaching on adult learning techniques, once satisfied…

Basically, we are aware that there are two forms of language learning. The first type is second language learning and next is foreign language learning (FLL). Learners from English language speaking environment are categorized as English language learners (ELL) and theylearn English as a second language. In contrast, foreign language learning is when the language studied by the learners is not spoken in the native country of the learners. There are key differences which are relevant to teaching…

100). Mobile technology has been a growing trend in e- learning. Mobile communication devices are used to teach and for students to learn. M-learning has arose out of the universal acceptance of mobile devices which able students to use these devices to support their learning at all times (Cleveland- Innes & Garrison, 2010, p. 205). The use of mobile technology has also improved the quality and use of video conferencing…

student or by the supervisors. 1.1. Overview Virtual laboratory is developed and designed to help students use chemical tools through desktop application. The virtual laboratory is an interactive environment for creating and conducting simulated experiments, through set of integrated components that are used together to form a distributed and collaborative space for science. Multiple geographically-dispersed laboratories and institutes use the virtual laboratory to plan, and perform experiments…

The following discussion presents the theories, concepts and principles used as framework of the study and are interpreted in Figure 1. Embracing learning for the future through learning technologies entails a distinct understanding of the pedagogies that notify the simulated teaching and learning strategies used to expedite student learning (Lyons 2012).This study is designed based on the expected skills acquisition of the learners on the study in relation to the 21st century skills stated in…

Students who attend virtual high schools miss out mostly on socialization. They do not have that face-to-face conversation with other students on a daily basis. Instead, these students have to go out of their way to socialize and often loose touch with their friends back from school. Also, the students cannot see their teachers in person. They have to communicate with them through the computer and often do not meet their teachers until the end of the year. Everything is virtual and these…

The new way of learning has been impacted by the generation of technology that has changed in healthcare. Online learning has transformed people’s lives with giving opportunity of time management with school, kids etc. The online learning environment is approachable way for higher education. But, there have been barriers to success in online learning environment such as peer interaction and limitation on using technology. Peer interaction is used from the time one wakes up to the time they go to…