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Gregory M. Francom; Melissa Luckett; Stephanie M. Spearman – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2024
Multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have great potential for supporting learning experiences with a high social and teaching presence. One particular MUVE of note is Mozilla Hubs, a system of open-source virtual worlds that allow users to join sessions and interact as avatars. To date, prior studies have not examined teaching and social…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Simulation, Interpersonal Relationship, In Person Learning
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Safadel, Parviz; Hwang, Scott N.; Perrin, Joy M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2023
This paper presents a novel implementation of a three-dimensional Virtual Librarian Chatbot using IBM Watson artificial intelligence technology and virtual reality. In this method, participants interact with virtual librarian chatbots by asking specific questions about the library system. This research investigated the factors used in the…
Descriptors: Librarians, Electronic Learning, Computer Simulation, Computer Mediated Communication
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Deng, Liping; Shen, Ying Wang; Chan, Jackie W. W. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2021
This paper is a report of a cross-cultural online collaboration between two cohorts of pre-service teachers in Hong Kong, China and an American university in St. Paul, Minnesota. It explicates the pedagogical design and implementation of online tools for group collaboration and students' perceptions of the benefits and challenges. Multiple…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Culturally Relevant Education, Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication