Overview

About Teaching in the VLE

Technology in the VLE

Some of the VLE Tools and Applications you will encounter throughout Teaching in the VLE include:

• Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Office 365 Suite (OneNote, Stream)
• PebblePad
• Echo360 ALP (Active Learning Platform)
• VoiceThread
• H5P interactives
• Smart Sparrow Adaptive Learning Platform
• Collaborate Ultra

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Teaching in the VLE course you will be able to:

1. Identify the suite of technology enhanced learning tools available within the Griffith VLE.
2. Describe the learning and teaching affordances of one or more VLE tools.
3. Critically evaluate the application of various VLE technologies aligned to the pedagogical intention of a course or learning activity.
4. Apply appropriate VLE tools into specific pedagogical contexts (if completing optional assessment).
5. Reflect upon your pedagogical application of your chosen VLE tool/s (if completing optional assessment)

Follow Up Activities

QUICK-ENROL IN 'TEACHING IN THE VLE'

1. Select the 'Courses' TAB in Learning@Griffith
2. Search 'Teaching in the VLE'
3. Select 'Teaching_in_the_VLE'
4. Select 'Quick Enrol' in the left-hand Menu

LEARN | EARN & SHARE

As part of the optional Teaching in the VLE assessment, you can start earning Badges as you learn, apply and reflect on your innovative practice. As part of the assessment, you will also be supported in providing a 'Faculty Spark' in Explore Learning and Teaching (ExLNT) to further enhance both articulation of your practice, and awareness of innovative TEL at Griffith University

Support Resources

• Learning@Griffith

  Sign in to find 'Teaching in the VLE'

• Getting Started with VLE tools and the Course Design Standards

  Fact sheets and modules

Contributed by

• Learning Futures
  Sheila McCarthy & Dr Chris Campbell
  

Preferred Citation

Learning Futures (2020). Teaching in the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment). Retrieved from https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/exlnt/entry/9109/view