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Birchfield, David; Megowan-Romanowicz, Colleen – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2009
Conversational technologies such as email, chat rooms, and blogs have made the transition from novel communication technologies to powerful tools for learning. Currently virtual worlds are undergoing the same transition. We argue that the next wave of innovation is at the level of the computer interface, and that mixed-reality environments offer…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Achievement Gains, Student Participation, Earth Science
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Dobson, Mike; LeBlanc, David; Burgoyne, Diana – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2004
A brief review shows several suggested ways in which cultural historical activity theory has proved valuable to technology supported learning environments. Three of our own design cases are then described (evaluating a peer to peer interface for learning objects, designing an on-line school, and rethinking a public science centre). These are…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Theories, Case Studies
Taylor, Wayne – 1997
Undertaken in conjunction with a larger study that investigated the educational efficacy of students building their own virtual worlds, this study measures the reactions of students in grades 4-12 to the experience of being immersed in virtual reality (VR). The study investigated the sense of "presence" experienced by the students, the…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces, Computer Uses in Education, Display Systems
Lohr, Linda – 1998
Modeling the functions of a teacher in a computer interface is not a new practice; most computer applications employ electronic performance support systems (EPSS) such as online help, wizards, coaches, and even some forms of artificial intelligence. This paper presents easy-to-implement strategies for increasing learner autonomy by embedding…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Educational Environment
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Sparks, Kristin E., Ed.; Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2000
Subjects addressed by the 35 papers in this proceedings include: computer-based cooperative, collaborative and individual learning; comparison of students' and teachers' computer affect and behavior effects on performance; effects of headings and computer experience in CBI; use of CSCA to support argumentation skills in legal education; drama's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers