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Spaces in between Us: A Qualitative Study into the Impact of Spatial Practice when Learning in "Second Life"
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Savin-Baden, Maggi – London Review of Education, 2013
This paper will present a study that explored the perceived impact of spatial practice in "Second Life" (SL) on teaching and learning from the point of view of participants in higher education (lecturers, developers and researchers). Narrative inquiry was used to access stories and experiences of space and spatial practice from staff…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Cues, Information Technology
Shifts in Student Motivation during Usage of a Multi-User Virtual Environment for Ecosystem Science
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Metcalf, Shari; Chen, Jason; Kamarainen, Amy; Frumin, Kim; Vickrey, Trisha; Grotzer, Tina; Dede, Chris – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
In incorporating technology in science education, some have expressed concern that the value added by technology is primarily due to the novelty or excitement about using the devices, resulting in no lasting effect on student motivation or learning in science. This research addresses this concern through evaluation of student motivation during a…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Simulation
Learning in the Wild of a Virtual World
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Aurilio, Suzanne – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study took place in the online 3D virtual world Second Life[R], a recreational environment designed for world-building and socializing, and intended for individuals 18 years old and older. It described learning from the perspective of Second Life[R] Residents and focused on their world-building activities. As a virtual ethnographer, my avatar…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Open Education, Educational Research, Adult Learning
Scientific Inquiry in Educational Multi-User Virtual Environments
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Nelson, Brian C.; Ketelhut, Diane Jass – Educational Psychology Review, 2007
In this paper, we present a review of research into the problems of implementing authentic scientific inquiry curricula in schools and the emerging use of educational Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) to support interactive scientific inquiry practices. Our analysis of existing literature in this growing area of study reveals three recurrent…
Descriptors: National Standards, Teachers, Science Education, Inquiry
Technology and Reform-Based Science Education
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Dani, Danielle E.; Koenig, Kathleen M. – Theory Into Practice, 2008
Current reforms in science education call for the integration of digital technologies into science teaching, advocating that students learn science content and processes through technology. In this article, we provide practical examples, situated within the literature, of how digital technologies can be used to support the development and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Science Education, Internet, Technology Integration
Learning Science in Grades 3-8 Using Probeware and Computers: Findings from the TEEMSS II Project
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Zucker, Andrew A.; Tinker, Robert; Staudt, Carolyn; Mansfield, Amie; Metcalf, Shari – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2008
The Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science II project (TEEMSS), funded by the National Science Foundation, produced 15 inquiry-based instructional science units for teaching in grades 3-8. Each unit uses computers and probeware to support students' investigations of real-world phenomena using probes (e.g., for temperature or…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Effect Size, Virtual Classrooms, Grade 7