The State of Deployment
| The implementation of virtual learning platforms is almost universal in Denmark, but still marked by weak development of educational uses. Elsewhere, deployment is more limited, affecting 40% to 55% of schools, and use by pupils and parents is lower than that by teachers.
In Denmark, 97% of state schools in compulsory education currently use a virtual learning platform. According to an evaluation study conducted by EVA 15 in 2009, administrative and organisational uses (bulk orders of material, booking of classrooms, etc.) and communication between teachers and with parents are much more developed than the educational uses. However, as in other European countries, in the United Kingdom, Catalonia and Andalusia, 40-55% of state primary and secondary schools use a virtual learning platform. Deployment is generally considered slower than expected although it continues to progress each year. The complexity of the partnerships developed, the multiplicity of the skills needed to master the entire process, the variety and novelty of the uses being developed are mentioned in particular to explain this situation. 15 EVA is the Danish education evaluation institute. |
