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Cheney, Amy W.; Terry, Krista P. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
In this paper, it is argued that education, especially in the online learning setting, should be viewed as a complex, dynamic endeavor. Design and evaluation grounded in systems thinking principles of relationships and connectedness, as well as complexity theory concepts such as self-organization and emergence, prove valuable tools for…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Environment, Simulated Environment, Systems Approach
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Kocadere, Selay Arkün; Çaglar, Seyma – Educational Technology & Society, 2018
Studies highlight the need to consider different player types during gamification design. The aim of the present study was to determine the elements that affect learners showing different player type characteristics in a gamified learning environment. Accordingly, the study examined which game elements trigger which mechanics. The design of the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Design, Undergraduate Students, Individual Characteristics
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Alfalah, Salsabeel F. M. – Education and Information Technologies, 2018
The use of technological tools is increasing rapidly in all fields, especially in education, which has moved from pen, pencil, and books, to using interactive technologies to help impart knowledge and understanding. Recent years have witnessed students facilitating immersive digital technology. However, it remains a challenge to provide sufficient…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Simulated Environment, Technology Uses in Education, Higher Education
Zimotti, Giovanni – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The current study attempts to investigate the potential benefit of using a custom-designed virtual reality experience to reduce the social distance between the students and the speakers of the target language. This virtual reality experience provides opportunities for students to acclimate to the Spanish culture and at the same time practice and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Interpersonal Relationship, Cultural Awareness
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Broza, Orit; Kolikant, Yifat Ben-David – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2020
This study focuses on the interactions between students, their peers, their teacher, and digital game-based multiple supports provided by a rich learning environment designed in order to promote meaningful mathematics among low-achieving students. Attempting to identify which aspects of the setting facilitated meaningful learning and which were…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Games, Simulated Environment, Low Achievement
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Washington, Erin; Shaw, Carrie – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2019
Embodied Labs works at the intersection of virtual reality storytelling and healthcare workforce training to create experiences where trainees learn from embodying the perspective of the patient and members of the patient's care team. Ninety-four second-year medical students were selected to pilot a virtual reality (VR) geriatric immersion prior…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Empathy
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Dixon, Nancy – Learning Organization, 2017
Purpose: Research suggests that teaming routines facilitate learning in teams. This paper identifies and details how specific teaming routines, implemented in a virtual team, support its continual learning. The study's focus was to generate authentic and descriptive accounts of the interviewees' experiences with virtual teaming routines.…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Computer Mediated Communication, Case Studies, Interviews
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Casañ-Pitarch, Ricardo – Digital Education Review, 2017
The use of videogames in the foreign language (FL) classroom seems to be gradually increasing nowadays. TICs are making the lives of educators easier and their teaching methods more effective; these positive experiences make that researchers in this field are constantly introducing and developing new teaching methods and electronic applications.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction
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Smith, Montella – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2017
Online course delivery does not provide the same opportunity for role playing or discussion of controversial topics as traditional courses. Using a virtual organization to facilitate applied learning engages the student in group activities that foster discussion, investigation of root causes and critical analysis resulting in development of short…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Bressler, Denise M.; Shane Tutwiler, M.; Bodzin, Alec M. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2021
We report on a design-based research study that was conducted over three iterations. It chronicles the design, development, and implementation of School Scene Investigators, a forensic science game series for middle school students that utilizes mobile augmented reality. Played on mobile devices while exploring the school environment, School Scene…
Descriptors: Science Interests, Student Interests, Science Education, Educational Games
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Thomas, Michael; Schneider, Christel – International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This article is based on findings arising from a large, two-year EU project entitled "Creating Machinima to Enhance Online Language Learning and Teaching" (CAMELOT), which was the first to investigate the potential of machinima, a form of virtual filmmaking that uses screen captures to record activity in immersive 3D environments, for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Lu, Andrew; Chan, Sandra; Cai, Yiyu; Huang, Lihui; Nay, Zin Tun; Goei, Sui Lin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder with different levels of severity. Although the exact causes of ASD is not yet known, nor is there a medical cure for ASD to date, special facilities and schools have been established to help individuals coping better and becoming more independent. With the advancement in Virtual Reality…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology
Althoff, Alissa – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study aimed to identify the specific needs of faculty to create, execute, and trouble shoot the technology associated with clinical simulation. How faculty experiences and the use of simulation in the clinical environment is a critical topic to explore because there seems to be a lack of training and resources to properly execute simulation.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Undergraduate Students
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Alanson, Erik R.; Alanson, Erin M.; Arthur, Brittany; Burdette, Aaron; Cooper, Christopher; Sharp, Michael – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2020
In response to COVID-19 the Division of Experience-based Learning and Career Education at the University of Cincinnati embraced flexibility and innovation to expand on the existing practice of facilitating cooperative education employment experiences for students to re-envisioned opportunities that considered student wellbeing as the paramount…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Work Experience Programs, Experiential Learning
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Barbosa, Jorge; Barbosa, Debora; Rabello, Solon – International Journal on E-Learning, 2016
Use of mobile devices and widespread adoption of wireless networks have enabled the emergence of Ubiquitous Computing. Application of this technology to improving education strategies gave rise to Ubiquitous e-Learning, also known as Ubiquitous Learning. There are several approaches to organizing ubiquitous learning environments, but most of them…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Models, Cooperative Learning
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