Abstract This paper outlines and describes the effectiveness of a virtual learning environment (VLE) as grammar resource for first year students at university in southern China over two academic years. The resource, named Independent Grammar Study Scheme (IGSS), offered short exercises that were completed 14-week period by cohorts one students. results this study suggest IGSS was successful rai...

The use of digital games in educational settings starts to be accepted and nowadays the discussion is shifting to other issues. An active topic is how to achieve an effective integration of games in education in general and in Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) in particular, taking full advantage of characteristics such as adaptation or in-game assessment. Interoperability requires that the i...

This article describes the implementation of an intelligent agent that provides recommendations for educational resources in a virtual learning environment (VLE). It aims to support pending (undeveloped) student learning activities. It begins by analyzing the proposed VLE data model entities in the recommender process. The pending student activities are then identified, which constitutes the in...

Learning Analytics focuses on the collection and analysis of learners' data to improve their learning experience by providing informed guidance and to optimise learning materials. To support the research in this area we have developed a dataset, containing data from courses presented at the Open University (OU). What makes the dataset unique is the fact that it contains demographic data togethe...

The use of virtual learning environments (VLEs) has become increasingly common in most higher education (HE) institutions. Recent developments have proposed the interoperability of software systems and content, to create component VLEs in contrast with the integrated, monolithic ones that are currently prevalent. This paper examines the student experience of two VLEs, one integrated approach an...

Designing effective learning experience in virtual learning environment (VLE) can be supported by learning analytics (LA) through explicit feedback on how learning design (LD) influences students’ engagement, satisfaction and performance. Marrying LA with LD not only puts existing pedagogical theories in instructional design to the test with actual learning data, but also provides the context o...

The focus of this study is on lecturer’s use of online technology in the higher education context. Precisely, this study aims to understand the effect of personal innovativeness in IT (PI) in determining technology adoption behavior of lecturers in the higher education institutes in Sri Lanka. In this study, the variable of personal innovativeness in IT is integrated with the UTAUT framework an...

This is a literature review analysing articles published on virtual learning environments (VLEs), otherwise known as management systems, in higher education the years 2014–2018. The Web of Science database was used to identity relevant over this five-year period. sample comprises 99 peer-reviewed, academic journal articles. A coding sheet analyse each article, identifying research method, class...