Course delivery
A variety of platforms are used to deliver content and enable you to collaborate with other students and academic staff.
These platforms may include:
- virtual learning environments (VLEs) such as Moodle or Learn
- discussion boards and web forums
- real-time video conferencing and collaboration tools
- video streaming services like YouTube or Vimeo
Check your individual programme website for detail on how your programme will be delivered.
Film: How does online learning work?
This short film explains how easy it is to interact online with classmates and tutors using our elearning platforms .
- Video: How does online learning work?
- Learn more about how online learning works at the University of Edinburgh.
Sample lecture and discussion boards
To give you a flavour of these platforms, here is an example of what a lecture and discussion board look like.
Having completed a number of distance learning courses online I can confidently say that the VLE used to deliver this course is the best I’ve encountered.