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Navigational Acts and Discourse: Fostering Learner Agency in Computer-Assisted Language Learning
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Knight, Janine; Barbera, Elena – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2018
Fostering learner agency is a primary goal of Integrative Computer Assisted Language Learning, a type of CALL (Warschauer, 1996) that encompasses networked learning and multimedia, including hypermedia. Although navigation has been a focus of attention in some more established CALL scenarios such as Intelligent Computer Assisted Language learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Educational Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, English (Second Language)
On the Bridge to Learn: Analysing the Social Organization of Nautical Instruction in a Ship Simulator
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Hontvedt, Magnus; Arnseth, Hans Christian – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2013
Research on simulator training has rarely focused on the way simulated contexts are constructed collaboratively. This study sheds light on how structuring role-play and fostering social interactions may prove fruitful for designing simulator training. The article reports on a qualitative study of nautical students training in a ship simulator. The…
Descriptors: Marine Education, Navigation, Professional Training, Social Environment
Determining Virtual Environment "Fit": The Relationship between Navigation Style in a Virtual Field Trip, Student Self-Reported Desire to Visit the Field Trip Site in the Real World, and the Purposes of Science Education
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Tutwiler, M. Shane; Lin, Ming-Chao; Chang, Chun-Yen – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
In this study, a follow-up analysis of the data reported in Lin et al. ("Learn Media Technol." doi: 10.1080/17439884.2011.629660 , 2011), we investigated the relationship between student use of a virtual field trip (VFT) system and the probability of students reporting wanting to visit the national park site upon which the VFT was modeled,…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Teamwork, Prior Learning, Educational Objectives
Two Studies Show Students Gain When Teaming Up.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Electronic Learning, 1988
Reviews two studies whose results indicate that students who share computers develop better work skills and social attitudes. One study, using eighth graders and a computer simulation, measured performance on worksheets and final exams. The second study used language learning via computer-assisted instruction to compare results on achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
A Web Based Virtual College.
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Boegh, Jorgen; Krebs, Allan M.; Petersen, Lars O.; Wagner, M. – 1998
This paper describes a tele-educational environment and reports on experiences obtained during international trials. The tele-educational environment is built around the metaphor of a college. The virtual college offers the opportunity for students to participate in desktop tele-education from their homes or offices. The environment is based on…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Simulation
A Serious Game for Traffic Accident Investigators
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Binsubaih, Ahmed; Maddock, Steve; Romano, Daniela – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2006
In Dubai, traffic accidents kill one person every 37 hours and injure one person every 3 hours. Novice traffic accident investigators in the Dubai police force are expected to "learn by doing" in this intense environment. Currently, they use no alternative to the real world in order to practice. This paper argues for the use of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accidents, Traffic Safety, Time Management