Virtual Learning Environment

August 14, 2014

What Is The Difference Between an LMS and a VLE?

How do you know if you are using a Learning Management System or a Virtual Learning Environment? Is there a difference? In fact there are big implications about the type of learning inherent in the name.

by Richard Pinner

April 23, 2014

3 Ways eLearning Can Revolutionize Education

E-Learning has the potential to revolutionize education, provide for a truly personalized learning experience, and take each student down the path that is uniquely theirs. Read on to explore ways in which it can achieve its promise.

by Houston C Tucker

March 25, 2014

How To Create A Paperless Classroom With Your Blog

I haven't used paper textbooks in my school for a few years now, as I've decided to go digital. Using my blog as a digital teaching and learning environment has drastically reduced the amount of paper consumption. You are more than welcome to check the following article that includes 8 Paperless Classroom examples.

by Tiziana Saponaro

January 5, 2014

3 Tips To Improve Virtual Schools

Virtual schools offer the promise of choice for families. They can choose to attend, but they can also choose to leave. And yet, much of the time spent on trying to improve the learning experience is centered on two things: instructional design and content.

by Houston C Tucker

October 21, 2013

Can Virtual Reality Keep Us Safe During Disasters?

The United Nations recently commemorated the International Day for Disaster Reduction, an annual effort to raise the profile of disaster preparedness. This year, the day’s focus was on society’s most vulnerable: the estimated one billion people around the world living with disabilities.

by OEB News Team

July 18, 2013

Virtual Education: New Face Of Schooling

Would you like to know why virtual education is a great beginning in the world of education?

by Sanjukta Mukherji

April 23, 2013

E-Learning And Videoconferencing Together For A Green, Integrated And Efficient Online Training

E-Learning is a strategic asset for those companies who are looking for an efficient and cost-effective way to deliver professional and certified trainings. However, in order to take the most out of an Online Training project, the Videoconferencing System availability is a must, as it allows to improve even further the training outcomes and the overall end user experience.

by Jacopo Mauri

March 29, 2013

The Rich Value Of Online Learning - An Online Educator's Perspective

Most educators who are over fifty years old think that effective learning can only take place within the traditional Face-to-Face Lecture Theater and Classroom. They will not allow themselves to be fooled into the philosophy that learning is much more effective in an Online Environment than the traditional Face-to-Face classroom.

by Aubryn E.A. Smith Educator, Instructional Designer, J.P

January 24, 2013

A View Into The Future Of eLearning

As more organizations are discovering the advantages of eLearning, there is a greater push to take instructor-led courses online. The challenge of course, is how to do this effectively. Fortunately, we have arrived at a point in time where technology now supports the promise of the virtual classroom. From the time personal computers entered the workplace, this has been a goal of training developers. The future is now here.

by Jeffrey Roth

September 17, 2012

vAcademia A Virtual World For Education

vAcademia is a virtual world for education. Here you can learn, here you can teach. vAcademia has everything you need for effective classes and lectures: convenient classrooms, interactive whiteboards with presentation tools, text and audio communication, and web camera support.

by Nadya Lysova