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Lorenzo, Carlos-Miguel; Sicilia, Miguel Angel; Sanchez, Salvador – Computers & Education, 2012
Massively Multiuser On-line Learning (MMOL) Platforms, often called "virtual learning worlds", constitute a still unexplored context for communication-enhanced learning, where synchronous communication skills in an explicit social setting enhance the potential of effective collaboration. In this paper, we report on an experimental study of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Student Participation, Interaction
Siyahhan, Sinem; Barab, Sasha A.; Downton, Michael P. – International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2010
We implemented a five-week family program called "Family Quest" where parents and children ages 9 to 13 played Quest Atlantis, a multiuser 3D educational computer game, at a local after-school club for 90-minute sessions. We used activity theory as a conceptual and an analytical framework to study the nature of intergenerational play, the…
Descriptors: Play, Intergenerational Programs, Family Programs, Parent Child Relationship
Ncube, Lisa B. – Simulation & Gaming, 2010
This article discusses the functions and effectiveness of games and simulations in the learning processes, in particular as an experiential learning methodology. The application of the game Lemonade Tycoon in the development of lean manufacturing concepts is described. This article addresses the use of the game to teach the principles of lean…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Bellotti, Francesco; Berta, Riccardo; De Gloria, Alessandro; Primavera, Ludovica – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
Serious virtual worlds (SVWs) represent a great opportunity for learning and should embed a lot of high-quality contextualised information so that the player can take the most from his or her exploration of the environment. This requires defining new methodologies and tools for effective production. We have investigated this issue in implementing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Background, Educational Games, Learning Theories
Cole, Anne; Berge, Zane L. – Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
Corporate training professionals led the explosion of e-learning solutions in the 1990s. Yet in 2008, as new generations of technology-savvy, computer games-oriented employees are entering the workforce, corporate training departments are far behind universities in exploring the use of virtual worlds like Second Life or Protosphere as platforms…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Training, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Hannes Kaufmann; Bernd Meyer – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2009
We present an immersive virtual reality (VR) application for physics education. It utilizes a recent physics engine developed for the PC gaming market to simulate physical experiments correctly and accurately. Students are enabled to actively build their own experiments and study them. A variety of tools are provided to analyze forces, mass, paths…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Simulated Environment, Computer Simulation
Ioannidou, Andri; Repenning, Alexander – Online Submission, 2010
The comprehension of interdependent complex systems, which is part of state and national standards, is an enormous challenge for learners. In traditional physiology teaching materials, which structure the human body into decoupled subsystems (e.g., respiratory and cardiovascular) isolated in separate chapters, there is a ubiquitous absence of…
Descriptors: Physiology, Human Body, Science Instruction, Science Education
Andreas, Konstantinidis; Tsiatsos, Thrasyvoulos; Terzidou, Theodouli; Pomportsis, Andreas – Computers & Education, 2010
In this paper we examine the transferability of the Jigsaw and Fishbowl collaborative learning techniques to the Second Life platform. Our aim is to assess the applicability of Second Life for collaborative learning by developing virtual tools and metaphors and exploiting the representational richness of this novel medium. In order to enhance the…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Cooperative Learning, Figurative Language
Hew, Khe Foon; Cheung, Wing Sum – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
In this paper, we review past empirical research studies on the use of three-dimensional immersive virtual worlds in education settings such as K-12 and higher education. Three questions guided our review: (1) How are virtual worlds (eg, "Active Worlds", "Second Life") used by students and teachers? (2) What types of research methods have been…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Methodology
Gómez Tejedor, J. A.; Moltó Martínez, G.; Barros Vidaurre, C. – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2008
In this article, we describe a Java-based virtual laboratory, accessible via the Internet by means of a Web browser. This remote laboratory enables the students to build both direct and alternating current circuits. The program includes a graphical user interface which resembles the connection board, and also the electrical components and tools…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Energy
Gee, James Paul – American Journal of Play, 2008
The author builds on arguments he has made elsewhere that good commercial video games foster deep learning and problem solving and that such games in fact promote mastery as a form of play. Here he maintains that some good video games engage players with an important type of play, namely of play as discovery, of play as surmising new possibilities…
Descriptors: Video Games, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Problem Solving
Durlach, Paula J., Ed; Lesgold, Alan M., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2012
This edited volume provides an overview of the latest advancements in adaptive training technology. Intelligent tutoring has been deployed for well-defined and relatively static educational domains such as algebra and geometry. However, this adaptive approach to computer-based training has yet to come into wider usage for domains that are less…
Descriptors: Expertise, Educational Strategies, Semantics, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Tarng, Wernhuar; Chang, Mei-Yu; Ou, Kuo-Liang; Yu, Kein-Fu; Hsieh, Kuen-Rong – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2012
The goal of this study is to develop a virtual farm for educational applications. Users can play the role of a farmer by planting vegetables and raising poultry on the virtual farm to observe their growth through online learning activities. The virtual farm possesses educational and entertaining functions, and it is designed by simulating the real…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Elementary School Science, Agricultural Occupations
Tapsis, Nikolaos; Tsolakidis, Konstantinos; Vitsilaki, Chryssi – American Journal of Distance Education, 2012
This study explores the effects of the use of Second Life (SL) as a learning environment on a course's dialogue. An experimental design within groups was used with thirty-seven graduate students for three weeks. Half of them followed the course activities in the official Learning Management System (LMS) of the program, Blackboard Vista, and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Distance Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Boon, Stuart; Sinclair, Christine – Educational Media International, 2009
The authors use their own experiences with social software to argue for the need for caution in its uses in education. They particularly draw attention to difficulties in engagement, the effects on identity, an emphasis on superficial issues, lack of coherence, and problems with authenticity and trust. While Facebook and Second Life appear to have…
Descriptors: Internet, Web Sites, Social Networks, Creativity