Definitions

=**DEFINITIONS**=

__**Cultural Identity**__

Cultural identity** is the [|identity] of a group or [|culture], or of an [|individual] as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, //[|identity politics]//.
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__**Virtual Learning**__

[|Wikipedia] A **virtual learning environment (VLE)** is a [|software] system designed to support teaching and learning in an educational setting, as distinct from a Managed Learning Environment, (MLE) where the focus is on management. A VLE will normally work over the Internet and provide a collection of tools such as those for assessment (particularly of types that can be marked automatically, such as multiple choice), communication, uploading of content, return of students' work, peer assessment, administration of student groups, collecting and organizing student grades, questionnaires, tracking tools, etc. New features in these systems include [|wikis], [|blogs], [|RSS] and [|3D virtual learning spaces].

[|Tech.terms.com] A VLE is a virtual classroom that allows teachers and students to communicate with each other online.

[|JISC.info.net] A simple definition is 'A Virtual Learning Environment is a collection of integrated tools enabling the management of online learning, providing a delivery mechanism, student tracking, assessment and access to resources'. These integrated tools may be one product (e.g. BlackBoard, WebCT) or an integrated set of individual, perhaps open-source, tools.


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Virtual Identity** In online virtual communities, such as online chat rooms or in online games, a virtual identity is one created by the human user that acts as an interface between the physical person and virtual person other users see on their computer screen