Using cloud-based virtual learning environments to mitigate increasing disparity in urban-rural academic competence

2022 ◽  
Vol 176 ◽  
pp. 121468
Author(s):  
Sarah Safdar ◽  
Minglun Ren ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery ◽  
Jiazhen Huo ◽  
Hakeem-Ur Rehman ◽  
...  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-75
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Mohamed Hussien Ahmed ◽  
Chaklam Silpasuwanchai ◽  
Naglaa Mohammed Fares ◽  
Zeinab Mohamed Amin ◽  
Abd El-Rahem Ahmed Ahmed Salama

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110182
Author(s):  
Evans F Wema

This article reviews literature on the use of virtual learning environments by highlighting their potential and the challenges of introducing the same in Tanzania. It introduces the concept of virtual learning environments by demonstrating their applications to support teaching and learning. The article discusses the use of virtual learning environments in teaching information literacy courses by highlighting the success of using such tools in facilitating the teaching of information literacy courses to library users. In this review, special emphasis is placed on attempts by Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to introduce web-based teaching of information literacy and the challenges faced. The review reveals the need for Tanzanian institutions of higher learning to develop virtual learning environments to facilitate the teaching of information literacy courses to students and faculty so as to reach many of those who may not manage to attend the face-to-face information literacy sessions that are offered by librarians on a regular basis.


Author(s):  
Jéferson Miguel Thalheimer ◽  
Aluizio Haendchen Filho ◽  
Fabio Julio Pereira Briks ◽  
Rafael Castaneda Ribeiro ◽  
Fernando Concatto ◽  
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