A VLE offers tutors tools to encourage collaboration and communication. For instance, a VLE can provide a virtual space where students, staff and other learning support specialists can discuss, interact, share learning, ideas and materials. For example, students may work together on a specific case study before loading their summary into an online discussion. This summary can be compared with other summaries posted. The feedback will draw upon a wide range of working experiences which can then be related to the specific area of discussion. This draws on the experience of the whole group which is particularly useful in multi-disciplinary courses.(JISC Infonet)