The previous mind map is based on a video about Virtual Learning from Future learning
VIRTUAL LEARNING
By María José Miranda Guevara
English and Preschool Teacher
Saturday, February 22, 2019
Post 1
Virtual Learning has a broad meaning and purposes, but based on the mind map on top I want to focus in the three most important aspects of virtual learning: Access, organization and variation. In the case of access it provides full access for the teachers. Teacher can upload there their information for entire courses and take it when ever it is necessary. They can choose which information to share with the students. Also in terms of access this helps the teacher to limit the access for the students in terms of websites and inappropriate content. For me, organization is the most important function. Using a virtual learning tool can help the teacher to divide and organize their materials in content, activity, course, weekly and even per day without spending much time and it is impossible to loose any material cause it is online. Some tools even let the teacher program when to share specific information to the students. The last important characteristic is the variation it provides. Virtual learning is not just writing in word or color some pictures ,but it has a broad list of learning opportunities by using different apps, websites and on-line resources. There, teachers can even create their own resources. In the case of the purpose of this website, preschool is a stage of life where kids need dynamic activities and constant variation. Virtual learning gives that opportunity to teachers and students.
References
University of Leeds (Producer). (n.d.). Introduction to Virtual Learning Environments [Videofile]. Retrieved from https://view.vzaar.com/5518499/video
Virtual Learning indeed benefits us both teachers and students. As time passes by, common people become more and more computer literate, while technology becomes more useful and simpler. Students feel technology as an immense aid towards learning. It will bring about innovation on every day basis.
ResponderEliminarMJ, I wish you had also discussed the many other opportunities we teachers have with the use of VLEs. The sharing of apps, online resources, and so on is part of our teaching business. We can all profit from the sharing and spreading of ideas to help our learners become more collaborative and independent in their own learning.
ResponderEliminarAs you mentioned before, virtual learning is a new tool which kids can have many benefits in their education. It is important to give to children the opportunity to grow not only educational form but technologically too.
ResponderEliminarVirtual learning is the future Mimi, we as young teachers need to be aware of that, everything is changing including education and we are lucky to be part of this new generation of teachers, we have technology in our hands is just a matter of planning and time to use all the awesome tools and webpages we have available in for education.
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