What is a Virtual Learning Environment?

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• What is a Virtual Learning Environment? 01. A designed information space.02. A social space. 03. An explicit representation.04.It is where students are actors.05. Not limited to distance education.06. They implement heterogeneous technologies and diverse pedagogical approaches.07. Integrate physical environment

1. 01. A designed information space. Websites are constructed information spaces, but it must be clear that sometimes these spaces are archives in which there is architecture but no structures. Learning environments have effective requirements but they are not consistently studied.
2. 02. A social space. In a virtual learning environment, there will always be social space where teachers and students can interact. Communication between students and teachers can be:
   1. Asynchronous
   2. Synchronous
3. 03. An explicit representation:The definition of virtual learning environments is not limited to websites but covers even text-based interfaces. The most important thing here is the way learners work and what they do with the representation.
   1. The representations of space have an impact on the learning process of the students since in a virtual space the navigation is easier.
4. 04.It is where students are actors, not just active learners. Students create and contribute to the information and social space. It is not only the teachers who elaborate, but also the learners who design and learn at the same time.
5. 05. Not limited to distance education. Virtual learning environments are thought to work only with distance education, but today it is particularly useful in face-to-face learning because with web-based material learning is more solid and this goes hand in hand with asynchronous communication as it helps in the flexibility of schedules.
   1. The activities that are supported by the Internet are assigned to the students by the teachers in order to have a better understanding of the content and to enrich the activities that are carried out in person.
      1. For example, in virtual environments, technology becomes a facilitating tool in complex learning environments.
6. 06. They implement heterogeneous technologies and diverse pedagogical approaches.
   1. A physical learning environment most often integrates resources such as libraries, bookstores and bulletin boards.
   2. In a virtual learning environment, many tools are integrated to guide and support multiple functions such as:
      1. Information, communication, collaboration, learning, and management.
7. 07. Integrate physical environments Virtual learning environments include solid tools for manipulation, instruments, or books. There is no need to make a distinction between the physical and the virtual, the important thing is to combine them for a better performance.