Martin lays out his argument as to why the age of the VLE is passing in his blog:

http://nogoodreason.typepad.co.uk/no_good_reason/2007/11/the-vlelms-is-d.html

He suggests some good new tools for creating a loosely coupled environment for learners and teachers.

There also an interesting discussion emerging in the comments to the blog about whether institutions are ready to move into an age where systems and tools are more loosely coupled. I suspect the answer is that some are and some aren’t.

via Stephen Downes.