This article presents a mechanism to infer mood states, aiming to provide virtual learning environments (VLEs) with a tool able to recognize the student’s motivation. The inference model has as its parameters personality traits, motivational factors obtained through behavioral standards and the affective subjectivity identified in texts made available in the communication functionalities of the...

Virtual learning environment or VLE has been introduced in educational institutions such as schools, colleges and universities to encourage a systematic online teaching platform. The application of is suggested one the mediators vary delivery process therefore will be easier more interesting. This paper aims examine effect social factors, self-efficacy technological support on utilization proce...

Student wellbeing has been foregrounded during the recent Covid-19 pandemic but this is broad brush and contested with different models being followed across sector. One aspect of concern extent to which access technology institutions require students use contributes additional stress. A student survey (n=30) in one UK HEI revealed ‘hidden spaces’ where learn, findings indicate that formal inst...

The introduction of virtual learning environments (VLEs) has been regarded by some as a panacea for many of the problems in today’s mass numbers modular higher education system. This paper demonstrates that VLEs can help or hinder student engagement and performance, and that they should be adapted to the different types of learner. A project is described that aimed to investigate whether the in...

The e-textbook is one of the main resources that distance learning institutions make available in virtual environment (VLE) for teachers and students. According to Brazilian References Distance Learning, authors should follow some methodological, epistemological political principles its production: allow students (educator tutor) construct knowledge through interaction with peers. In this paper...

Emerging technologies, such as virtual reality, haptics, and 3-dimensionality, provide novel opportunities to allow students investigate scientific phenomena by fostering perceptions of presence, the feeling being sensorially immersed authentically interacting within a computer-generated learning environment (VLE). Neurotypical learners are largely represented in VLE research on science learnin...

Since twentieth Century 90 years, Constructivism Based Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) has been a hot topic in the field of educational technology learning environment research. However, since 2004, with the rapid development of all kinds of social software Web2.0 technology, coupled with the advent of the era of knowledge explosion and the pursuit of personalized learning (Personalized), i...

This paper researches the opportunities available to use 3D Virtual learning Environments (3D VLEs), such as Second Life, to create e-learning Project Innovation for students using 3D Virtual Design concepts and programming. This entails the use of programming and coding to create bots (artificial intelligence robotic avatars) that can be used to direct interactive teaching and learning activit...

The integration of external tools in Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) aims at enriching the learning activities that educational practitioners may design and enact. Traditionally, external tools have been integrated by means of ad hoc developments, this solution being very ine cient as the number of VLEs and tools employed by practitioners increases. Besides, those generic approaches tackli...

In recent years, distance education has enjoyed a major boom. Much work at The Open University (OU) has focused on improving retention rates in these modules by providing timely support to students who are at risk of failing the module. In this paper we explore methods for analysing student activity in online virtual learning environment (VLE) – General Unary Hypotheses Automaton (GUHA) and Mar...