Virtual Learning Places: A Perspective on Future Learning Environments and Experiences

In this paper, I go through the evolution of the learning environments to justify the need for Virtual Learning Places (VLP). I also describe, briefly, the design principle that are inspiring the development of a concrete realization of a VLP LIFE and the open challenge on which we are currently working on: a) the ecological monitoring of the experience and of the experience styles; b) the promotion of a Design literacy. Categories and Subject description H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION. H.5.2 [User Interfaces]; H.5.m [Miscellaneous]; K.3.1 [Computer and Information Science Education]: Distance learning; K.3.2 [Computer and Information Science Education]: Computer science education, Information systems education.