The first thing I needed to do was to find a suitable
platform to host my VLE. During the e-learning lectures, we examined a number
of different options, looking at what they offered in the way of interactivity,
and how easy they were to set up. I have to say that I was disappointed with
many of them, as they did not appear to be particularly user friendly – or at
least, not “I’m building a VLE for the first time, and need a simple platform”
user friendly. I eventually settled on Wordpress, as it seemed to offer what I
needed, whilst not requiring any more technical knowledge than I currently possess to produce a relatively professional looking site.
I am not, in any way a technical wizard, but I have a decent
level of ability, and the more I got into Wordpress, the more I enjoyed
building my VLE. I was able to add audio clips, embed videos and presentations,
upload my own worksheets, and link to a variety of external sites. I did find
some tools difficult to use with Wordpress, such as embed.ly, but this was not
a critical issue. I just had to use my imagination to get around it.
You can see the fruits of my labour here. Let me know what
you think!
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