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Direct linkAlmeida, Fernando; Buzády, Zoltán – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2019
This article performs an exploratory study of the potential of flow theory and FLIGBY game to contribute to develop entrepreneurship competencies among higher education students. For this purpose, this study considers the use of a focus group consisting of eight students enrolled in the entrepreneurship course in a higher educational institution…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, College Students, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Yang, Shizhou – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2018
Recently, Cosmopolitan English and Transliteracy won the 2018 Research Impact Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), the largest international organization that specializes in the teaching and studies of composition. This recognition seems to signal a turn to transliteracy education, i.e., English writing…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Literacy, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Nadolny, Larysa; Childs, Mark – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
Educational virtual worlds can give students opportunities that would not otherwise be possible in face-to-face settings. The SciEthics Interactive simulations allow learners to conduct scientific research and practice ethical decision-making within a virtual world. This study examined the in-world behaviors that identify students who perceive…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Scientific Research, Higher Education, Electronic Learning
Clyde, Jerremie; Wilkinson, Glenn – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2011
This paper contrasts the importance of procedural rhetoric for the use of games in university and college level historical education with the use of history themed digital simulations. This paper starts by examining how history functions as a form of disciplinary knowledge and how this disciplinary way of knowing things is taught in the post…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Simulation, History Instruction, Higher Education
Saeed, Nauman; Sinnappan, Sukunesan – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2013
Second Life is a three dimensional multi-user virtual environment within the Web 2.0 suite of applications which has gained wide spread popularity amongst educators in the recent years. However, limited empirical research has been reported on the adoption of Second Life, especially within higher education. The majority of technology adoption…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
DeMers, Michael N. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
Second Life is increasingly being used as a venue for education, especially for delivery of online instruction where social presence and community building are essential components. Despite its robust 3-D modeling tools and powerful scripting language, many educational uses of Second Life are limited to passive forms of content delivery that often…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
