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This chapter focuses on the concept of virtual learning environment (VLE), its characteristics and potentialities.
We present the results of a research work conducted with a sample of 347 undergraduates
from a Portuguese public higher education institution. The research addressed the issue regarding the
use of virtual learning environments within the higher education context and had the following aims:
identify the VLE access frequency; assess the influence of users’ computer skills on the VLE access frequency;
and assess the importance and impact that students consider the VLE to have on supporting the
course units they attend. In the light of the results obtained and considering the VLE used in the sample
institution, we highlight that the majority of students accesses the VLE on a daily basis, no significant
differences were found regarding VLE access according to users’ computer skills, and the most valued
aspects of the VLE were: checking exam results and receiving teachers’ messages or notices.
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Virtual learning environment Sakai Digital educational resources
Citation
Alves, Paulo; Miranda, Luísa; Morais, Carlos (2015). The importance of virtual learning environments in higher education. In Fonseca, David; Redondo, Ernest, Handbook of Research on Applied E-Learning in Engineering and Architecture Education. Barcelona: IGI Global. p. 404-425. ISBN 9781466688032
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IGI Global