Uptake and Usage of Virtual Learning Environments: Findings from a multi institutional student usage survey. Robert Cosgrave (UCC) Theresa Logan-Phelan (TCD) Marion Palmer (IADT) Nuala Harding (AIT) Margaret Phelan (ITT Dublin) Willie Ward (LIT) Claire McAvinia (NUIM) Angelica Risquez (UL) Fiona O'Riordan (Griffith College) Noreen Vaughan (LIT) Tom Farrelly (IT Tralee)
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Uptake and Usage of Virtual Learning Environments: Findings from a multi institutional student usage survey. Robert Cosgrave (UCC)Theresa Logan-Phelan (TCD)Marion Palmer (IADT)Nuala Harding (AIT)Margaret Phelan (ITT Dublin)Willie Ward (LIT)
Claire McAvinia (NUIM)Angelica Risquez (UL)
Fiona O'Riordan (Griffith College)
Noreen Vaughan (LIT)
Tom Farrelly (IT Tralee)
Virtual Learning Environments are now core infrastructure in most
tertiary institutions.
But what do students actually do with VLEs?
Do we get the best use of our VLEs?
Does the choice of VLE matter?
Where should we focus our effort in making them work
well?
2008 – 5 institutions2009 – 11 institutions
HE TimesUniversity of
Leitrim has best VLE!
No use of findings for PRAll published results to be anonymous by Institution.
Institutions letter coded A,B,C…
Warning. Your Mileage May Vary.
Response Rate
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
I 2009 F 2009 D 2009 G 2009 D 2008 B 2008 A 2008 A 2009 H 2009 E 2009 C 2008 E 2008
Online Survey > Self Selecting Sample >
Built in sample bias
Different institutions, Different stories
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Size indicates institution size. Colour coded by VLE
Are they used?
What proportion of your coursework this term has had material in your VLE?
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10%
20%
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40%
50%
None Some About Half Most All
D F G I A AVERAGE
How often do you use your VLE?
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Daily A few times a week Once a Week Once or twice permonth
Never
I 2009 D 2008 D 2009 G 2009 H 2009 A 2008 A 2009
E 2008 F 2009 B 2008 C 2008 Series13 AVERAGE
If you use your VLE, Why?
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40%
50%
60%
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80%
90%
100%
Keep Track ofclass times
Get copies oflecture notes
Get other coursematerial
Onlinediscussions
about the course
Online Quizzes SubmitAssignments
2009 A 2008 A 2008 B 2008 C 2009 D 2008 D 2009 E 2008 E 2009 F
2009 G 2009 H 2009 I Average
But what for?
If you use your VLE, Why? (All sites)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Keep Track ofclass times
Get copies oflecture notes
Get other coursematerial
Onlinediscussions
about the course
Online Quizzes SubmitAssignments
Average
If not, why not?
If you don't use your VLE, why not?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
My Lecturers don’tuse it
The information on itisn’t useful
I can’t access it I find it difficult to use I don’t have accessto the web
2008 A 2009 A 2008 B 2008 C 2008 D 2009 D 2008 E 2009 E 2009 F
2009 G 2009 H 2009 I Average
If you don't use your VLE, why not?
0%
10%
20%
My Lecturers don’tuse it
The information on itisn’t useful
I can’t access it I find it difficult to use I don’t have accessto the web
Lecturers Usage
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Do they help students learn?
Easy to Use vs. Helps to Learn
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Getting notes on the VLE makes me less likely to go to lectures