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Eutsler, Lauren; Long, Christopher S. – Educational Technology & Society, 2021
To improve understanding of preservice teacher acceptance and integration of virtual reality into science,?this study examined?individual?concerns to integrate?virtual reality into science instruction before and after a hands on intervention with virtual reality. Framed by the?Concerns-Based Adoption Model?using a mixed-method design, preservice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Computer Simulation, Science Instruction, Technology Integration
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Rachael Hains-Wesson; Kiaying Ji; Eliza Wu – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
In this study, an in-person simulated role play as a worthwhile approach in preparation for work-integrated learning (WIL) through a theater and reality of the board (TROB) pedagogical model is explored. Students participated in a twelve week, in-semester TROB program, acting out in-person board room positions, such as Chair and Secretary before…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Employment Potential, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Maggi Savin-Baden – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2024
This reflection provides an introduction to, and reflection on, the new text "Rethinking Problem-based Learning for the Digital Age" (Savin-Baden and Fraser, 2024). It begins by telling the story and rationale for the creation of the book and then provides an overview of the text of the whole. The next section discusses the purpose of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Neoliberalism
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Robyn Wu; Chi-Kwan Shea – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2022
Campus closures during the COVID-19 pandemic led to the innovation of online standardized patient (SP) simulations. Extensive preparation with the faculty, simulation specialists, SPs, and 42 occupational therapy students was required to smoothly adapt an occupational therapy learning module from in-person to online simulations. The concepts of…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Student Attitudes, Student Reaction
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Papaconstantinou, Maria; Kilkenny, Dawn; Garside, Christopher; Ju, William; Najafi, Hedieh; Harrison, Laurie – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2020
The instructors of four biology-related courses at a Canadian university integrated Labster virtual labs in their courses as a pre-lab activity, lecture substitute, or to provide lab experience in courses with no on-site labs. The instructors used a backward design approach to align the labs with the learning objectives of their courses and to…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Students, Curriculum Design
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Mark Frydenberg; David J. Yates; Andre Noonan – Information Systems Education Journal, 2024
This paper explores the course design and implementation of a first-year discovery seminar on "Living in the Metaverse" offered at a business university. Integrated with standardized college-readiness topics, the course combines hands-on activities with collaborative assignments and class discussions to present a multidisciplinary…
Descriptors: Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Interdisciplinary Approach, First Year Seminars
Holder, Ashley; Bethea-Hampton, Terrie – Association Supporting Computer Users in Education, 2019
Educational technology has exploded at a rapid pace, requiring educational institutions to select the most innovative techniques and platforms to complement instruction. Incorporating the latest technologies such as Open Educational Resources (OER) and Virtual Reality (VR) into curricula have proven to be beneficial in the areas of active…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Computer Simulation, Technology Integration, Universities
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Streiner, Scott Charles; Bodnar, Cheryl Anne – Advances in Engineering Education, 2019
Implementation of educational innovations on a local scale requires consideration of a variety of different factors including stakeholders, curriculum design, classroom context, and culture. Although theories exist for dimensions of scale and diffusion of educational innovations across multiple institutions, they do not focus on the elements…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Games, Homework, College Freshmen
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Finney, Sara – L2 Journal, 2019
Recent scholarship has highlighted the importance of increasing the intellectual viability of lower-level foreign language (FL) study while facilitating connections between academic practice, learners' lives, and global communities. This article reports on a content-based role-immersion simulation (RIS) designed to incite a critical orientation…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Curriculum Design, Intellectual Development
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Nisha, Bobby – Educational Psychology, 2019
Spatial design as a discipline relies on the psychological construct of space. In the light of shortcomings and challenges faced by traditional approaches to spatial design learning, this paper investigates the role and value of Virtual Reality (VR) as a pedagogic vehicle. Based on understandings informed by action-research using VR with learners…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Spatial Ability
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Papachristos, Nikiforos M.; Vrellis, Ioannis; Natsis, Antonis; Mikropoulos, Tassos A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2014
This paper presents empirical results from an exploratory study conducted in an authentic educational situation with preservice education students enrolled in an undergraduate course, which was partially taught in Second Life. The study investigated the effect of environment design on presence, learning outcomes and the overall experience of the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undergraduate Study, Environmental Influences, Design
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Steils, Nicole; Tombs, Gemma; Mawer, Matt; Savin-Baden, Maggi; Wimpenny, Katherine – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
This paper presents findings from a large-scale study which explored the socio-political impact of teaching and learning in virtual worlds on UK higher education. Three key themes emerged with regard to constructing curricula for virtual world teaching and learning, namely designing courses, framing practice and locating specific student needs.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Higher Education, Virtual Classrooms, Teaching Methods
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Bañeres, David; Clarisó, Robert; Jorba, Josep; Serra, Montse – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2014
The synthesis of digital circuits is a basic skill in all the bachelor programmes around the ICT area of knowledge, such as Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering or Electrical Engineering. An important hindrance in the learning process of this skill is that the existing educational tools for the design of circuits do not allow the…
Descriptors: Electronics, Design, Program Validation, Electronic Learning
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Hallinger, Philip; Lu, Jiafang; Showanasai, Parinya – Educational Review, 2010
This paper presents findings of a study that evaluated the instructional effectiveness of a problem-based learning module constructed around a computer simulation, "Making Change Happen"[TM]. The "Leading Organizational Change" (LOC) course sought to enable students in a graduate management program in Thailand to learn to lead…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Simulation, Problem Based Learning, Learning Modules
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Simonson, Michael, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 2013
For the thirty-sixth year, the Research and Theory Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) is sponsoring the publication of these Proceedings. Papers published in this volume were presented at the annual AECT Convention in Anaheim, California. The Proceedings of AECT's Convention are published in two…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Ethnicity, Educational Games, Specialists
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