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dos Santos, Paulo Ricardo; Barbosa, Débora N. F.; Azevedo Neto, Eduardo G.; Barbosa, Jorge L. V.; Correia, Sérgio D.; Leithardt, Valderi R. Q. – Education Sciences, 2021
The use of information communication technologies (ICT) in education brings up new possibilities of promoting learning and health experiences. In this sense, education contexts of the 21st century must consider these two areas of knowledge, especially their integration. This article presents learning practices developed with mobile devices and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Almeida, Fernando – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2017
The teaching of entrepreneurship is currently a fundamental pillar in the construction of social responsibility with strong impact on the future economic development of society. The use of serious games in the entrepreneurship field is a way of encouraging students' motivation to become entrepreneurs and develop their skills in the field. In this…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility, Teaching Methods, Educational Games
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Machado, Lisiane; Klein, Amarolinda Zanela; Freitas, Angilberto; Schlemmer, Eliane; Pedron, Cristiane Drebes – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2016
In this research, the authors present a framework for developing Intercultural Competence (IC) and use Tridimensional Digital Virtual Worlds (3DVW) as environments for developing Intercultural Competence. They developed an artifact, via Design Research, constituted by an educational method using the 3DVW Second Life® as the place for a virtual…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness, Computer Simulation, Intercultural Communication
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Hadjistassou, Stella Kyprou – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2017
This article explores the underlying processes involved as two experienced Portuguese as a foreign language instructors, who are novices to 3D technologies, became immersed in the epistemology of teaching in a 3D context. The two instructors undertook a challenging initiative to develop and deliver two sections of oral Portuguese in a 3D…
Descriptors: Portuguese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Ribeiro, Claudia; Antunes, Tiago; Pereira, João; Monteiro, Micaela – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2014
At present, medical knowledge is experiencing an exponential growth. This results in serious difficulties to healthcare professionals in keeping up to date. At the same time, medical education is mostly taught using traditional learning methodologies, not always the most efficient. Recently however, there has been a significant increase in the use…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Medical Students, Educational Games
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