Considerations Leading to Powerful and More Inclusive VLE

Prior to the COVID pandemic, the K-12 educational landscape offered virtual learning environments (VLE) in a selective and limited scope. Those students that fared well had strong literacy skills, self-motivation and academic talents (Johnson et al., 2023). The same profile of successful students in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), also excelled in the traditional brick-and-mortar school. Since the global pandemic, the world has changed, and educators found their way into VLE with increasing regularity. We have seen that many students can manage within the VLE, but just managing will not suffice when we are looking at the long-term effects on students’ educational opportunities (McHolm, 2023).