What is behind a virtual environment for language learning?

Reflect for a few seconds…

What is a virtual environment for language learning?/What’s behind it?

In pairs or individually construct a definition and make a contrast

with some theoretical references.

Some theoretical visions of virtual environments…

A virtual environment is a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational

courses for their students, especially by helping teachers and learners with the course administration.

(Gutiérrez-Colón. M., (2009)

Some theoretical visions of virtual environments…

It is a software system that includes course content, communication tools, grading tools, student

tracking, grouping facilities and control over who access the course. VLEs are known as platforms, Managed Learning

Environments and Learning Management Systems. (Dudeney and Hockly, 2007)

What is behind a virtual environment?

Reflect for a few seconds…

What is behind a virtual environment?

What does a virtual environment embrace?

Defining the type of e-learning

Learning Approaches (Theories for support)

A methodology for describing content

and activities organization

A pedagogical Scenario

Aims/Objectives

Designing a virtual environment through Collaborative Work

Designing a virtual environment through Collaborative Work

Go beyond…

http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/assessing/c_design/ind

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