VLE requirements
by Linda Martin
1. Functionality
1.1. Ease of use
1.1.1. Accessibility
1.1.1.1. Device independant
1.1.1.2. Learning styles
1.1.1.3. Disabilities
1.1.2. Navigation
1.1.3. User Interface
1.1.3.1. Mobile devices
1.1.4. Compatibility with Google Docs and Google calendar
1.2. Activities
1.2.1. Assignments
1.2.2. Forums
1.2.3. Quiz
1.2.4. Resources
1.2.5. Blogs
1.2.6. Peer assessing
1.2.7. Use of video and audio
1.2.8. External resources
1.2.9. SCORM compliant
1.2.10. Webinars and virtual classroom capacity
1.3. User tracking
1.4. Reward system
1.5. Grading and feedback
1.6. Learning communities
1.7. Dashboards
2. People management
2.1. Access
2.1.1. Login to site
2.1.2. Enrollment in to programme
2.2. Roles/permissions
2.2.1. Admin
2.2.2. Learner
2.2.3. Trainer
2.2.4. QA
2.2.5. Manager
2.3. Migration
2.3.1. programme commencement
2.3.2. Updating changes to programme, transfers, progressions
2.3.3. Programme end
2.4. Group management
2.4.1. Cater for roll on roll off programmes
2.4.2. Trainer group
3. Feature development
4. Support
5. Hosting
5.1. Managed
5.2. Self Managed
5.3. Other external services
5.4. Cloud
5.5. on-site
6. Course management
6.1. Resource/activity availability
6.2. Enrolling people
6.3. Capturing stats
6.4. Tracking progress
6.5. Communication with stakeholders
6.6. 'End of course' management
6.7. Creating and deleting courses
6.8. Course structure
6.9. Course & Activity navigation
6.10. Linking to other courses
6.11. Flexibility and access to materials across whole programme
6.12. Recording of Gateway meeting; EPA portfolio evidence where required and outcomes of EPA
6.13. Candidate suspension and re-activation
6.13.1. Changing of progarmmes