E-learning terminology

Videoconferencing refers to the use of video technology (both hardware and software) to create a virtual meeting between two or more people in different physical locations. In an educational context, it is used for lectures, consultations, live discussions and agreements, oral exams and the like. Examples of videoconferencing tools are BigBlueButton, Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

VLE - Virtual Learning Environment is a system that manages all elements of digital learning, provides information about the progress of the educational process and enables communication between users. Although it is most often used to manage online teaching and hybrid, i.e. blended teaching, it often also has functionalities for managing and monitoring classic classroom teaching.