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Mohan Yang; Courtney Miller; Helen Crompton; Zilong Pan; Noah Glaser – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
The implementation of virtual reality (VR) has gained popularity in the organizational settings in responding to the digital transformation in the era of Industry 4.0. VR offers immersive and authentic experiences for learners through simulated real-life scenarios during training. While the affordances have been widely discussed, there is a need…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Organizational Learning, Training, Technology Integration
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Weijian Yan; Victoria L. Lowell – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
Virtual Reality (VR) has been utilized in foreign language education for over 50 years, and it has gone through four distinct stages in foreign language education: Two-dimensional (2D) text-based VR, three-dimensional (3D) desktop-based VR, 3D HMD-based VR, and AI-enhanced 3D HMD-based VR. Drawing on relevant studies and examples, this article…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence
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Merve Basdogan; Ceren Gokmen; Ibrahim Akdilek – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2025
This study examines the pedagogical decision-making of teacher candidates in virtual reality (VR) environments, focusing on instructional strategies, spatial interactions, and associated challenges. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, class recordings and debriefing interviews with five U.S.-based teacher candidates were analyzed, and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Spatial Ability, Computer Simulation, Phenomenology
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Gautam, Aakash; Williams, Daron; Terry, Krista; Robinson, Kelly; Newbill, Phyllis – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2018
As technologies continue to develop and evolve, it is imperative that instructional technologists, learning scientists, and educators involved with examining learning affordances of emerging technologies investigate the potential of innovative environments to promote and facilitate learning. This paper, as such, will describe a newly developed…
Descriptors: Affordances, Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Blended Learning
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Ritz, Leah T.; Buss, Alan R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2016
Increasing availability of immersive virtual reality (IVR) systems, such as the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) and head-mounted displays, for use in education contexts is providing new opportunities and challenges for instructional designers. By highlighting the affordances of IVR specific to the CAVE, the authors emphasize the…
Descriptors: Models, Alignment (Education), Instructional Design, Affordances