VLE as a new forum for Teaching and learning

During our times, the source of information would be rigid textbooks, limited numbers of library and 
teacher as a knowledge infuser. We would be passively listening to what our teachers have to say and our learning limits to the four walls of our classroom. Most of us our parents are illiterate and therefore we cannot get help from our parents but things are different now. They have multiple means of information. The movement we are stuck, we directly take out our smartphones and ask "google Rimpoche". The learning can take place beyond the four walls of a classroom. The teacher can share the information online so that they can learn without the face to face interaction. In a similar way, our lectures and trainees at Paro college students use VLE( virtual learning environment) as an online form for the teaching and learning purpose.

The concept of VLE just emerged in my life, when I started joining this college. The management started giving us the password and so-called student ID to log in. I vividly remember asking what is the use of VLE to our friends. With the four years in college, I now know what VLE is. Is an online forum for lectures and trainee to share the information(the teaching and learning resources) so that learning does not limit to the four walls of a classroom. some of the components of our VLE are;  academic calendar,  respective semester courses, announcements, questions bank, PCE library, etc.

fig.1 my VLE accounts.

Once I logged in, there are many facilities that I get to enjoy. I can post questions and ask clarifications which I cannot ask in the classroom from our lectures and colleagues.  I get information so that I can be prepared for upping class. I did not have to go in person to submit our assignments. I get the latest information happening in an around the college in terms of an announcement. I don't have to waste my energy by walking to the library just for renewing the book. simply sitting, I can log into my accounts using our smartphones and renew it.

fig.2 Image where I have posted on ECCD class.

In nutshell, VLE plays a crucial role in teaching and learning. It provides an online forum for lectures and trainees at Paro college of education. With four years of use, I can now log into the VLE and do many things.  I can upload or submit the assignment online, download the materials that our lectures have uploaded, post the questions ask clarifications, renew our library online and chat with the friends who are online. In a way, learning will happen beyond the classroom.