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Differences vs Normal Learning Environment and Virtual Learning Environment

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Virtual Learning Environment: definition

A virtual learning environment (VLE) is a system that creates an environment designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses for their students, using computer hardware and software, and is not restricted to distance education/learning.
In North America, a virtual learning environment is often referred to as a "learning management system" (LMS). It normally works over the Internet and provide a collection of tools , communication, uploading of content, return of students' work, peer assessment, administration of student groups, collecting and organizing student grades.
Now is often used to supplement traditional face to face classroom activities, commonly known as Blended Learning. These systems usually run on servers, to serve the course to students Multimedia and/or web pages.
Characteristic:
-Is a designed information space.
-Multi- authoring: the information stored in a VLE is produced by many authors.
-Is asocial space.
-Is explicitly represented.
-Students are not only active, but also actors
REFERENCES :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_learning_environment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_virtual_learning_environments
http://tecfa.unige.ch/tecfa/publicat/dil_papers-2/dil.7.5.18.pdf