Learning paths
Introduction
ViLLE’s learning paths are ready-made teaching materials developed by the Institute of Learning Analytics, in collaboration with teachers. The learning paths are easy to implement and teachers can use them as is or modify the courses to suit their own teaching. The learning paths are designed to provide additional material to diversify teaching, thereby best showcasing the benefits of digitalization. Most learning path courses include ready-made lessons with assignments for each week of the year.
ViLLE automatically assesses almost all tasks and the student can immediately see whether the task was solved correctly. Differentiation is easy with ViLLE learning paths, and the teacher can adjust which tasks are shown to a group or an individual student at any given time. ViLLE collects information about each task completed by a student and provides the teacher with comprehensive statistics on student performance. This makes it easy to monitor both the group and individual students, and provides valuable information to help with assessment and teaching development.
On their home page, students can see their lesson-specific performance as bars next to the lesson, trophies achieved, and weekly activity.
The immediate feedback students receive includes scores, correct, and incorrect answers.
How do the learning paths work?
Teachers can copy learning path courses for their own use. After copying the course, the teacher has access to the entire academic year of materials ready to use. The teacher can also modify it to suit their own needs if necessary. For example, the teacher can organize the lessons according to the book series they are using, add differentiating tasks, and enable group work.
Using a learning path course is easy for teachers, as once copied, weekly course management consist of making the lesson materials visible to students and reviewing student performance after the lesson. Students can progress at their own pace during the lesson, and teachers can focus on providing help to those who need it most. Students most complete at least the minimum number of assignments set by the teacher, but they can choose which assignments to complete and in what order. They can attempt assignments as many times as they want.
The teacher selects the learning path course they want to use. The lesson to be taught is selected and the tasks and performance levels are modified to suit the group. The lesson can also be used with default settings. The teacher can use statistical tools to monitor the progress of the students.