Uvle

Uvle - an online course management system

The UP UVLê (University Virtual Learning Environment) is an online course management system that enables instructors to

• organize their classes around topics, themes, weekly schedules

• upload digitized materials and share them with students

• link relevant materials from other sites

• post announcements that will be sent out automatically to students

• create online forums and wikis for students to participate in.

• now available as alpha: web meeting with live video and audio support as well as live presentations and whiteboards). Here's how to conduct a live web meeting via UVLe

Powered by an open-source application called Moodle, UvLe is maintained and operated by the Diliman Interactive Learning Center (DILC). The name "UVLe" is a homophonic play of "Oblê" that's a contraction of "Oblation"--a university symbol. UVLê is a platform for students to freely interact or collaborate with their instructors and fellow students. It is constructed with a pedagogy that imbibes self-discovery, self-instruction, "learning by doing" and experimentation. Learn more about Moodle's pedagogy.

As of September 4, 2009, UVLe has over 7,700 users; its number of users is recently growing at the rate of about 100 users a week.

Learn more:

• Getting Started

• Teacher Manual

• Frequently Asked Questions (UVLe)

• UVLe Tips

• Why Use UVLe Instead of Yahoo or Google Groups

History

the orginal Uvle

Initially developed by 3 UPD students in 2000 with the guidance of the UPCC, UVLê pursues UP's tradition of excellence in academic computing. It won the "Best of Student Projects (Institute of Higher Learning)" in the Asia Pacific Information and Communications Technology Awards in Kuala Lumpur, in 2001.

From the initial hosting of 33 "virtual classes" during the first semester of 2001, it has since hosted close to 880 classes for 16,953 users as of September 2008.

While UVLe is now on Moodle code base, it has a long history of technical innovation. (See Old UVle's changelog.) The pre-Moodle UVLe is now known as "old UVLe" and is no longer supported by the UPCC. The current UVLe was launched on October 6, 2008, on the occasion of DILC's 5th anniversary. DILC now operates and supports the new UVLe.

Roadmap

• UVLê-CRS integration. Features: single-click UVLe course creation

• now available as alpha: Integration of videoconference and Net meeting features from Dimdim. Here's how to conduct a live web meeting via UVLe

• Classic UVLê user interface

Staff

Mark Benedict Uy (Developer)

Lawrence Libo-on (Developer)

Myra Jill Siason (Technology and Quality Control Consultant)

Wennie Saludes and Ma. Theresa Reamon (Support Staff)

See Also

• Why UVLe for Teachers
• Tips on Teaching with UVLe