Digital Skills: Virtual Learning Environment Impact Analysis

This report, titled "To analyse the impact of virtual learning environment on students as due to pandemic situation of COVID 19," investigates the effects of virtual learning environments (VLEs) on students, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conducted at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David London, the research includes a literature review, analysis of knowledge adjustment, cognitive and practical skill development, and data analysis. The rationale centers on understanding the impact of VLEs during the pandemic, with objectives to determine knowledge about VLEs, analyze their impact, and measure their importance to students. The methodology involves a positivism approach, quantitative research methods, and questionnaires for primary data collection, supplemented by literature reviews for secondary data. The analysis reveals insights into student perceptions of VLEs, their impact on learning, and the effectiveness of educational institutions in implementing them, with the conclusion summarizing the findings and their implications for the future of education.

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Table of Contents
Contents
Research Title.........................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Rationale.................................................................................................................................1
Research Objectives...............................................................................................................1
Research questions.................................................................................................................1
Literature review....................................................................................................................1
Methodology...........................................................................................................................2
Primary Data Analysis............................................................................................................4
Secondary Data Analysis........................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................2

Research Title
“To analyse the impact of virtual learning environment on students as due to
pandemic situation of COVID 19”.
INTRODUCTION
The virtual learning environment is processed within the educational technology as it is
dependent over a platform that is completely depends on web based learning. It is a digital aspect
and a study course that is used by educational institutions as they had offered certain resources,
activities and interaction with the students as per certain division of assessment. It is also get
used to make regular base interaction with the students, offer adequate opportunities for students
to collaborate, standardised set of expectations, data driven curriculum for individual learning
and to encourage students for collective learning surround (Hair and et. al., 2019). The below
report is based on Campus of University of Wales Trinity Saint David London and its learning
during COVID. The report below includes a literature review, understanding and knowledge
adjustment of subject, cognitive and intellectual skills and practical application skills.
Rationale
The dependency and reason over the conduction of the below research and an
investigation is to create and develop adequate level of understanding and knowledge about
virtual learning environment along with its impact over COVID 19. In this working and learning
prospect of both educator and students get analysed that is processed during e-learning as in this
face to face survey is conducted as per consideration of well being of all.
Research Objectives
 To determine the adequate knowledge about virtual learning environment.
 To analyse the impact and change of virtual learning environment in pandemic situation.
 To measure the importance and advancement of virtual learning over students.
Research questions
 What is the adequate knowledge about virtual learning environment
 What are the impact and change of virtual learning environment in pandemic situations.

 What the importance and advancement of virtual learning over students
Literature review
What is the adequate knowledge about virtual learning environment?
As per according to the viewpoint of Margaret Rouse, 2020, a virtual learning
environment is processed with the particular set of learning as with this suitable tools and
technique is designed as in order to enhanced and advanced working and learning is advanced
mode. In this learning is processed as with this overall experience is consider with support of
computers and internet services (Kaarakainen, Kivinen and Vainio, 2018). In this the learning is
processed with prospect of basic principle as in this suitable package of curriculum mapping as
in this overall breakage of assessment is segmented into different sections through which
learning is processed with better accessibility. In addition to student tracking is also processed
with support of both online services in between students and educators. Moreover, suitable
interlink in between internet services is processed that is processed with support of resources in
which VLE and its users get assigned its service with support of adequate ID as with this right
and creative modification is processed in flexible manner. In this modified content and its
tracking is attained in which students learning get traced under which availability of student’s
software package, WebCT, blackboard, COSE and lotus learning space. There is a lot of schools
and institution has also get implement different software as with this balanced enterprise is
managed in which teaching and value is improvised in sustained mode.
What are the impact and change of virtual learning environment in pandemic situations?
According to the viewpoint of Shivangi Dhawan, 2020, an educational institution is
processed all the different methods as with this traditional learning is processed as with terms of
face to face learning with support of online learning. It usually gets blended with the effect of
COVID 19 and with this educational system also gets managed and under this entire standard of
teaching is processed in systematic manner. It also get affect overall economic value and its
generation as with this urgent need and requirement of online learning is protected and saved
with prospect of faculty, students, communities, academic staff, nation and society (Sousa and
Rocha, 2019). For this e learning is processed with better accessibility, flexibility, affordability
and learning pedagogy as with this long term learning is processed. For this rapid level of
development is addressed and with this web based learning and computer oriented education is

progressed. In this learning is processed with relation to student centred, innovative and creative
forms through which flexible learning is provided to students.
What the importance and advancement of virtual learning over students
As per according to the viewpoint of Kelsey Miller, 2019, the learning prospect for
students is get wondered with relation to online and virtual learning as it is processed with
different benefits and flexibility. In terms of today’s workforce online learning is accessed in
relation to professionalism and in this advanced level of dedication and affordability is achieved
in better mode. For this clear communication, peer and instructor are fulfilled as per adequate
requirement. In this learning objective, assigned reading, submission of assignments, going
through with lecture material and participation within discussion boards also get addressed in
virtual learning (Azarenko and et. al., 2018). In addition formalised learning is adjusted that is
adopted in formalised mode and with this ordinate benefits is provided that is pursued in online
education and learning in advanced manner.
Methodology
It is a practice that is applied and used by researcher as in order to collected and gathered
appropriate and adequate information about relevant topic and theme. In this sustained level of
authentic and generosity is maintained and attained with perfection.
Research Philosophy
It is a process and a belief under which respective information is circulated and collected
as in order to maintain and follow adequate pathway. It also get encompassed with the certain
approaches such as interpretivism and positivism and in order to conduct this research the
researcher make adequate usage of positivism approach as in this accurate outcome is achieved
in timely frame. It is also be more comfort and flexible approach that generate authentic outcome
about particular topic as within timely basis.
Research Approach
These are the approach that is used by the researcher in order to make effectual
understanding about adequate data and information that is collected over a certain period of
instance. In this sustained information is concerned and collected about to make both quantitative
and qualitative research method usage (Fitzgerald and et. al., 2018). In order to process this
research quantitative method of research and methodology is used through which advanced level
of data is attained with certain precision. In order to make suitable investigation researcher make
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use of qualitative approach that generate adequate outcome with better interpretation as with this
deductive approach is also get used as with this working productiveness and its ability get
advanced in adequate manner.
Research Instrument
It actually define the rate of suitable outcome and prominent way under which suitable
information is collected and gathered with the parallel usage of interviews, survey, questionnaire
and other instruments as well. In order to process current investigation researcher make adequate
use of questionnaire under which optimised outcome is attained in systematic and successful
manner.
Sources of data collection
The data is collected with the support of different sources such as from questionnaire, interview,
observation and many other sources as well and under which significant outcome is achieved
with perfection (Suprun, and et. al., 2019). It induces both positive and negative impact over the
adequate execution and processing of research as with this prominent and adequate ending is
resulted in. As per concern of this research literature review is conducted as with this authentic
outcome is achieved with timely frame. On the other hand in relation to primary research
researcher make usage of questionnaire and for secondary research literature review is
conducted. .
Research Design
It is a design that assists to process better research and there is different type of research
design as exploratory, descriptive, and experimental and many other techniques as well. In this
rate of effectual outcome is developed with better adequateness. In this virtual learning
environment is processed and for this descriptive research is used by researcher and with this it is
easy to analyse all the different issues in better way as it is directly supportive under the situation
of pandemic.
Sampling
It is a procedure that is used by researcher as with this suitable and integrated population
is concentrated as under this completion of research is maintained with adequateness. In this
respective outcome is attained with support of audience working and it is as briefly explained
below as:
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Population profile
It basically represent adequate outcome that is required to consider as per continuous
learning and it’s processed as with this possible outcome is developed in adequate manner. In
this researcher is able to collect suitable understanding about virtual learning environment that
affect pandemic situation as well (Velichkov and Stefanova, 2018).
Sampling Theories
In this researcher make supportive usage of various sampling techniques as like probability
and non probability sampling. For this researcher make adequate analysis and focus about to
make supportive usage of sampling method and for this 30 respondents is selected which consist
both teacher as well as students. In addition to this random method of sampling is used that is
time and cost saving activity while non probability is not preferred as it develop complex norms
Sampling Size
It is a procedure that is used by researcher and for this adequate sample size is targeted as
with this sample size of 30 respondents is used in systematic manner.
Primary Data Analysis
In is a form in which respective data is collected as with support of questionnaire and it is
as briefly describe below as:
Do you know about the understanding and impact of virtual learning
environment?
Frequency
 Yes 27
 No 3
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27
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Frequency
Yes
No
In this out of 30 respondents, 27 are those that has better understanding and also believe
that their leaning get affected with support of virtual learning environment and the rest 3 are
those who doesn’t believe the same.
What is the importance aspect of virtual learning environment over
students education and learning:
Frequency
 Improved admittance of learning 15
 Time management 7
 Straight feedback 8
15
7
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Frequency
Improved
admittance of
learning
Time management
Straight feedback
It is summarised from the above graph that out of 30 respondents, 15 are those who
beleve that it improvise the admittance of learning, 7 other believe that it assist better time
management and the rest 7 are those who has believe that it assist to make straightforward
feedbacl in clear manner (Halperin and Heath, 2020).
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What are the different methods that assist the student to gain virtual
learning environment?
Frequency
 Free learning 12
 Divisional examination 12
 Flexible learning 6
12
12
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Frequency
· Free learning
· Divisional
examination
· Flexible learning
It is analysed from above graph that out of 30 respondents, 12 are those who believes that
student learning and for its virtual learning free learning is processed, the other 12 are those that
has believe that divisional examination is processed and the rest 6 believe that it processed
flexible learning is adequate manner (Bastos and et. al., 2019).
Did you believe that educational institution make adequate usage of virtual
learning environment?
Frequency
 Yes 28
 No 2
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28
2
Frequency
· Yes
· No
It is summarised from above report that out of 30 respondents 28 are those who believe
that most of educational institution make use of virtual learning environment and other 2 didn’t
believe that same as they believe that institution make use of it but not in proper manner.
Secondary Data Analysis
The secondary analysis is basically supported with terms of literature review as with this
respective information is collected and gathered with support of article, magazine, publications
and many others as well (Sicilia and et. al., 2018).
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CONCLUSION
It has been summarised from the above report that virtual learning and its environment is
dependent over the working standards as along with this fundamental learning is processed that
make continuous level of promotion and advancement of students learning as during the
pandemic situation. As all the institution make adequate usage of different learning practices as
with this future career and its planning get processed under which ability of student to make
repetitive learning also get advanced in flexible manner.
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