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The use of online materials to help students with their lessons has been "slow to take off", a report from Ofsted inspectors has said.

A study of "virtual learning environments" (VLEs) found that in many schools and colleges such systems were still on a "cottage industry" scale.

However where they were more developed, particularly in colleges, such services were able to "enthuse" students.

The benefits to learners are so far "not yet obvious", say inspectors.

The Ofsted report says that "despite expectations", the arrival of these online support services for learners was "still in the early stages of development".

Virtual learning environments (VLEs) use computers to allow remote access to learning materials. As the routine use of computers becomes all pervasive, there is an expectation that VLEs will form a significant part of the next generation's experience of learning. This survey evaluates how VLEs are developing within a selection of providers.

Otto Diesel patented his invention of the Diesel engine,
trying to exploit it through commercial channels, but was never able to mobilize
the forces to make his prototype work adequately. It was only after the engineering
company M.A.N. circumvented Diesel’s patent in designing the first
practically viable engine that it became a commercial success.

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Students assessed with Wikipedia
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Students at a UK university are working on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia as part of their degree course.