The document discusses virtual learning environments (VLEs), how they differ from intranets, their main features and benefits. It notes potential issues for school libraries with the introduction of a VLE, including the risk of the library becoming peripheral. However, it also discusses ways librarians could get involved in the selection, implementation and management of VLEs. This includes adapting resources to engage readers, support learning and promote library services through the VLE.
The School Library and the Virtual Learning Environment
1. The School Library & the Virtual Learning Environment Marianne Bradnock, Dulwich College
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WELCOME. Many Librarians with more extensive experience of VLEs. Apologies for covering what you already know – hope that everyone will come away from session with at least one useful idea! VLEs have potential to bring about fundamental changes – on a practical level - in how teachers teach and children learn, with, some might think, far-reaching implications for the role of the library. Important for librarians to be well informed Play an active part in the selection and implementation of a VLE Ensure that the library is at its heart as it is developed. Structure: Hands on not practical – time, different VLEs/requirements 1 – examine exactly what we mean by a VLE: what it aims to achieve in educational terms, and the tools it provides to achieve this 2 – discuss how we think a VLE impacts on the school library & how we might get involved in its administration 3 – practical ideas how to promote services, engage readers, support learning