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Herodotou, Christothea; Muirhead, Dave K.; Aristeidou, Maria; Hole, Malcolm J.; Kelley, Simon; Scanlon, Eileen; Duffy, Marcus – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) are becoming commonplace in Higher Education. Amongst the latest VLE developments is the design and use of Virtual Microscopes (VMs) that allow for viewing and manipulation of online images by multiple students. Although students are found to be generally satisfied with the use of VMs, it is yet not known what…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Higher Education, Laboratory Equipment
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Zhang, Hai; Yu, Luyao; Ji, Mengxue; Cui, Yulu; Liu, Dongping; Li, Yan; Liu, Haiqiao; Wang, Yining – Interactive Learning Environments, 2020
Recently, Virtual Reality (VR) has developed rapidly. Some studies propose that VR has a great deal of potential as an instructional media for learning, while other studies indicate that VR may be ineffective or even negatively influence learners' learning experience. Few studies provide reference to educators or teachers based on empirical data.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning
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Pellas, Nikolaos – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The combination of Open Sim and Scratch4OS can be a worthwhile innovation for introductory programming courses, using a Community of Inquiry (CoI) model as a theoretical instructional design framework. This empirical study had a threefold purpose to present: (a) an instructional design framework for the beneficial formalization of a virtual…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Communities of Practice, Computer Simulation, High School Students
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Toth, Eva Erdosne; Ludvico, Lisa R.; Morrow, Becky L. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This study examined the characteristics of virtual and hands-on inquiry environments for the development of blended learning in a popular domain of bio-nanotechnology: the separation of different-sized DNA fragments using gel-electrophoresis, also known as DNA-fingerprinting. Since the latest scientific developments in nano- and micro-scale tools…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Hands on Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
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Kara, Nuri; Aydin, Cansu Cigdem; Cagiltay, Kursat – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
This article introduces StoryTech, a smart storytelling toy that offers children a mixed reality environment in which to tell imaginative stories. During usability testing, an empirical study was carried out with 90 child participants. The findings indicated that StoryTech creates a rich storytelling experience, especially for ages five and six.
Descriptors: Story Telling, Toys, Educational Technology, Blended Learning