Needof Virtual Learning Environmentfor Educating Library& Information Science

Lihitkar, Shalini and Arora, Dipti Needof Virtual Learning Environmentfor Educating Library& Information Science., 2015 . In 10 th International CALIBER-2015, HP University and IIAS, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India, March 12-14,2015. [Conference paper]

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We learn things when we study but understood them when we do it practically. Slowly education system understood this need and many of the areas are revamped and new student centric and project based learning are introduced in the existing curriculum. With regard to the otherfields, Library and information science (LIS) profession, itscurriculum and learning approach should be transformed to new Information and communication technology (ICT) based style of teaching and learning. Virtual learning environment (VLE) is one of the best solutions to get quality out of the education and to produce more gen ready information specialist and not merely librarians. This paper endeavours to discuss the need of VLE in the present LIS education, its pros and cons and also some issues that one will face while implementing it for university, college, or any educational institute

Item type:	Conference paper
Keywords:	: Virtual Learning Environment, VLE, Library and Information Science, Library and Information Science, Open University, Education, Information Specialist
Subjects:	L. Information technology and library technology L. Information technology and library technology > LZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user:	shalini lihitkar
Date deposited:	31 Dec 2019 09:32
Last modified:	31 Dec 2019 09:32
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/39455

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