Over the years, we have invested in our physical teaching spaces to ensure they are highly accessible, easy to use and that we have the capacity we need.  Since 2016, significant investment in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) has been undertaken to help improve the staff and student digital experience via the VLE Excellence programme.  

The VLE Excellence programme has been developed to make a similar investment in our virtual teaching spaces along with laying foundations for the future by taking advantage of new technologies, gaining a better understanding what students need and expect from a digital learning experience, and embedding good practices to support users across the institution.    

To date, this has been delivered through several large-scale projects:    

• TEL038: VLE Consolidation – Consolidation of bespoke VLE’s into the University’s centrally supported VLE, Advanced Learn.  

• TEL058: Learn to the Cloud – Moving Learn to cloud hosting to improve availability and out of hours support.  This was completed in July 2019.  

• TEL057: Learn Foundations – Setting and supporting consistent standards for Learn use via the Learn Foundations project. This was completed in January 2022.  

• VLE000: Learn Ultra – Project to upgrade the existing version of Learn to the most up to date version, Learn Ultra.  This was completed in August 2024. 

• VLE008: LOUISA – A 3-year project, initiated in July 2024 to enhance the staff and student experience whilst using learning technology for assessment and feedback.   

As we move forward with VLE Excellence programme, the next step in the journey will continue with the VLE consolidation work initiated via TEL038 by moving all programmes currently being delivered via Moodle onto Learn Ultra.  

Currently, there are three programmes within Moray House, School of Education and Sport that are being delivered on Moodle:  

• Digital Education; 

• Leadership and Learning; 

• Social Justice. 

Outside of the above programmes, all teaching for matriculated students occurs on Anthology Learn (Learn Ultra).   

There is also the Return to Teaching course which needs to be moved to Short Courses Platform (SCP).