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Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education
Joint Authors
Christopoulos, Athanasios
Conrad, Marc
Shukla, Mitul
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The main aim of this study is to form a complete taxonomy of the types of interactions that relate to the use of a virtual world for engaging learning experiences, when blended and hybrid learning methods are to be used.
In order to investigate this topic more accurately and effectively, we distinguish four dimensions of interactions based on the context in which these occur, and the involved parts: in-world and in-class, user-to-user and user-to-world interactions.
In order to conduct investigation into this topic and form a view of the interactions as clear as possible, we observed a cohort of 15 undergraduate Computer Science students while using an OpenSim-based institutionally hosted virtual world.
Moreover, we ran a survey where 50 students were asked to indicate their opinion and feelings about their in-world experience.
The results of our study highlight that educators and instructors need to plan their in-world learning activities very carefully and with a focus on interactions if engaging activities are what they want to offer their students.
Additionally, it seems that student interactions with the content of the virtual world and the in-class student-to-student interactions, have stronger impact on students’ engagement when hybrid methods are used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Christopoulos, Athanasios& Conrad, Marc& Shukla, Mitul. 2014. Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education. Education Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Christopoulos, Athanasios…[et al.]. Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education. Education Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035848
American Medical Association (AMA)
Christopoulos, Athanasios& Conrad, Marc& Shukla, Mitul. Objects, Worlds, and Students: Virtual Interaction in Education. Education Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1035848
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1035848