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Virtual learning environments – help or hindrance for the ‘disengaged' student?

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dc.creator Alice Maltby
dc.creator Sarah Mackie
dc.date 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:18:15Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:18:15Z
dc.identifier 10.3402/rlt.v17i1.10863
dc.identifier 2156-7069
dc.identifier 2156-7077
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/c0e60cef9edc40339e6cbda6d9ea3196
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19340
dc.description The introduction of virtual learning environments (VLEs) has been regarded by some as a panacea for many of the problems in today's mass numbers modular higher education system. This paper demonstrates that VLEs can help or hinder student engagement and performance, and that they should be adapted to the different types of learner. A project is described that aimed to investigate whether the introduction of a VLE can assist ‘disengaged' students, drawing on click count tracking data and student performance. The project took place in the context of two very large undergraduate modules (850 and 567 students) in a Business School of a new university in the UK. In an adaptation of a model of learner engagement in Web-enhanced environments, four distinct learner types have emerged: model, traditionalist, geek and disengaged. There was evidence that use of the VLE exacerbated, rather than moderated, the differences between these learner types.
dc.language English
dc.relation http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10863
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights CC BY
dc.source Research in Learning Technology, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2009)
dc.subject virtual learning environments
dc.subject e-learning
dc.subject self-efficacy
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Education (General)
dc.subject L7-991
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Virtual learning environments – help or hindrance for the ‘disengaged' student?
dc.type article


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