Part-time higher education students’ interactions with a virtual learning environment as an exploration of theories of connectivism

This article uses data from an action research project (ARP) conducted with part-time higher education (HE) students as a means of exploring the recent thinking about learning characterised by theories connectivism. Both quantitative and qualitative are presented to assess extent which connectivist theory might explain – indeed develop use virtual environment (VLE) on Education degree in United Kingdom (UK), particularly for non-traditional backgrounds. The concludes discussing what both themselves perspectives those have say VLE age such platforms but one accessing learning.