Kaleidos Learning Spaces (VLE)

Kaleidos Learning Spaces allows you to create rich and exciting lessons, set assignments, track returned work and send marks to students online.  Learning Spaces provides a comprehensive toolkit to support online learning.

Students that thought they couldn't do ICT are coming into school asking if we are using the VLE today. Andrea Perry, HOD of ICT, Christ Church Middle School

Create exciting online lessons
Quickly create online courses with familiar and easy to use webpage authoring tools. Enrich these with blogs, audio, video, podcasts, flash activities or use SCORM content packs created by providers such as Oxford University Press, Boardworks, Birchfield and RM. 

Engage with students
Engage with students by using web 2.0 and social networking tools; allow them to contribute into courses through blogs, video*, discussion forums and chat rooms*, wikis and document libraries. 

Give students access to resources whenever they need them
With access via any internet connected computer, students can learn when and where they want, with all the information from past lessons at their fingertips.  The Student Resource Library gives students access to your school’s content packs in order to support independent leaning.

Focus on personalised learning
By targeting differentiated activities at individuals or groups of students, Learning Spaces supports personalised learning.

Save time by sharing your resources and courses
We’re all short of time, but when we work together things get done faster.  Kaleidos can allow you to share resources and courses with colleagues in your school, local authority or cluster.  Collaboration can help reduce course creation time and promote the sharing of best practice.

To find out more about the features and benefits of Learning Spaces, click on the "Features" tab or book an online demo.

*requires an additional Kaleidos module

Supporting the way students learn and the way teachers work...

Empowering and engaging students

•  Learning Spaces  brings everything students need together in one place: they can browse their courses; search for resources; receive and return assignments; and check their own progress using the markbook. 
• Teachers can target different activities and resources at sub-groups of students within the same class, to provide a personalised learning experience based on students' needs and interests. 
• Access anywhere and at anytime enables students to have greater independence in their learning.
• Students that are unable to attend school can receive and return work.

 Getting the information needed, whenever it's needed

• Find the perfect resources for any occasion using the sophisticated and intuitive search tool, whether a student or teacher.
• All content can be tagged using a combination of keywords or curriculum frameworks.
• Helps with planning and enables teachers to create stimulating lessons and engage all students in their learning.
• Share resources with colleagues across the school, encouraging collaboration and best practice.
• Quickly import existing materials or create new resources in the VLE using the resource builder. 
• Save time by customising existing materials rather than always having to create everything from scratch.

Assessing Progress

• Teachers can readily see when students first accessed an assignment and when they handed it in.
• Tests can be set using a variety of formats, eg multi-choice, multi-response, short answer. The VLE can automatically mark tests and highlight students which have high or low scores.
• The online markbook can be used to record a wide range of activities from completed tests and assignments, to whether learning objectives have been met, as well as informal observations.
• Staff can export the markbook, for example to a spreadsheet, for further analysis.
• Get an overview of performance over a whole course or piece of work, either for individuals or groups. 

 Reliable access at any time

• VLE is an entirely web-based service freeing both students and teachers from the constrains of the classroom.
• An Internet browser is all you need to access VLE - no necessity for any additional servers or storage hardware.
• Take advantage of new product features as soon as they are available without having to wait for software updates to be installed locally or across your network.