BLP: Learning Muscles. Building Learning power: learning education | Glogster EDU - 21st century multimedia tool for educators, teachers and students. PLB: Teaching Muscles. Models of learning and teaching with technology. This infoKit was first published in 2004 and is currently being updated. Back in 2004 when we wrote this infoKit, we defined a VLE as – ‘A Virtual Learning Environment is a collection of integrated tools enabling the management of online learning, providing a delivery mechanism, student tracking, assessment and access to resources’. These integrated tools may be one product (eg BlackBoard, Moodle) or an integrated set of individual, perhaps open-source, tools. This definition still holds true with most education providers using a ‘product’ for example Blackboard or Moodle with Web2.0 tools being used to supplement the functionality offered by these systems, but these are often not truly integrated. Although written a few years ago, most of the advice and guidance remains sound.
Of course the screenshots are out of date! There are many excellent current examples of elearning and etutoring and it is anticipated that these will be used to update this resource in the near future. What it is - Building Learning Power. Building Learning Power has one big ambition, based on three core beliefs, nurtured by three root systems, leading to a revolution in learning.
A big ambition Building learning power is about helping young people to become better learners, both in school and out. It is about creating a culture in classrooms - and in the school more widely - that systematically cultivates habits and attitudes that enable young people to face difficulty and uncertainty calmly, confidently and creatively.
Students who are more confident of their own learning ability learn faster and learn better. Building Learning Power prepares youngsters better for an uncertain future. BLP schools have been pioneering ways of taking this ambition really seriously Three core beliefs Building learning power is based on three fundamental beliefs These three core beliefs are particularly relevant in societies that are full of change, complexity, risk, opportunity and individual opportunity for making your own way in life. What it is - Building Learning Power.