Digital Learning Technologies/In Organisations/Issues

Implications

 * Require technological support (IT infrastructure)
 * Teaching and learning has different requirements to administration.
 * Teaching may require open systems (for learning)
 * Admin system need to be secure (for Assessments)
 * Assessments need to be authentic (easy to copy work), may need electronic screening for plagerism (Turnitin) or techniques to check (e.g. in Search type an sentence in quotes)

Learning management system (Moodle)
Some typical features of Moodle are Implications
 * Assignment submission
 * Discussion forum
 * Files download
 * Grading
 * Moodle instant messages
 * Online calendar
 * Online news and announcement (College and course level)
 * Online quiz
 * wiki
 * Needs 24/ 7 availability
 * Needs support (e.g. for maintenance and upgrades)

Examples of DLTs in organisations

 * Components of the digital classroom infographic: (2012) http://thedigitalfrontline.com/2012/04/23/a-hrefht/