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Serious Games for Higher Education: A Framework for Reducing Design Complexity
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Westera, W.; Nadolski, R. J.; Hummel, H. G. K.; Wopereis, I. G. J. H. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Serious games open up many new opportunities for complex skills learning in higher education. The inherent complexity of such games, though, requires large efforts for their development. This paper presents a framework for serious game design, which aims to reduce the design complexity at conceptual, technical and practical levels. The approach…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Computer System Design, Educational Technology
'Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff': Investigating Overload in Educational Discussion Systems
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Kear, Karen; Heap, N.W. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2007
This paper reports on research to investigate design features of asynchronous discussion systems for higher education. The research aims to identify features that increase the benefits of discussion systems and reduce the problems. The paper focuses on a major theme that emerged from interviews with learners and teachers: information overload.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Open Universities, Internet, Interviews
Design and Use of a Hypermedia System at the University Level.
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Collaud, G.; Gurtner, J-L.; Coen, P-F. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2000
Reports on an experiment in which a course in psychology was replaced by a mixed formula consisting of a CD-ROM complemented by seminars and workshops. The CD-ROM was conceived as a collection of documents linked together with Netscape facilities. Students searched through these documents for information to answer questions (challenges) on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer System Design, Courseware, Educational Technology
Evaluation of Hypertext in an Activity Learning Environment.
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Scherly, D.; Roux, L.; Dillenbourg, P. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2000
Evaluates the use and efficiency of two computer learning tools for basic virology. "VIROLAB" is a simulation of a biology laboratory which also includes a hypertext providing learners with some knowledge on virology. The Hypertext is a version of the hypertext in VIROLAB. The study examined which of the two was most efficient for knowledge…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design, Educational Technology