1. Virtual Learning Environments
Presented by: Jennifer
Styron

2. Introduction
 Goal of higher education:
 Foster learning
 Provide students with the tools needed to be successful
 Institutions throughout the United States are utilizing
technology for both in the classroom as well as outside
the classroom learning experiences. Virtual Learning
Environments are one of these tools.

3. Introduction
 Essential learning component is the student
learning environment.
 The Art and Science of Teaching with Technology,
TeAch-nology, defines a learning environment as,
“ the place and setting where learning occurs; it is
not limited to a physical classroom and includes
the characteristics of the setting” (2008).