Design, implementation, and evaluation of virtual learning environments
"This book highlights invaluable research covering the design, development, and evaluation of online learning environments, examining the role of technology enhanced learning in this emerging area"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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Hershey, Pa. :
IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA),
c2012.
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Table of Contents:
- The centralisation dilemma in educational IT / Martin Weller
- e-Learning in the cloud / Niall Sclater
- Toward a personal learning environment framework / Mohamed Amine Chatti ... [et al.]
- Designing effective spaces, tasks and metrics for communication in Second Life within the context of programming LEGO NXT Mindstorms robots / Michael Vallance ... [et al.]
- Homo virtualis: virtual worlds, learning, and an ecology of embodied interaction / Leslie Jarmon
- Second life as a surrogate for experiential learning / Michael N. DeMers
- An interdisciplinary design project in Second Life: creating a virtual marine science learning environment / Riley Triggs, Leslie Jarmon, Tracy A. Villareal
- Virtual speed mentoring in the workplace - current approaches to personal informal learning in the workplace: a case study / Chuck Hamilton, Kristen Langlois, Henry Watson
- Communication and education in a virtual world: avatar-mediated teaching and learning in Second Life / Lorri Mon
- Mechanics simulations in Second Life / Kelly Black
- Development of an interactive virtual 3-D model of the human testis using the Second Life platform / Douglas R. Danforth
- Affective load and engagement in Second Life: experiencing urgent, persistent, and long-term information needs / Diane Nahl
- Investigating modes of student inquiry in Second Life as part of a blended approach / Sheila Webber
- Low-cost virtual laboratory workbench for electronic engineering / Ifeyinwa E. Achumba, Djamel Azzi, James Stocker
- The development of a personal learning environment in Second Life / Sandra Sutton Andrews ... [et al.]
- A framework for the assessment of wiki-based collaborative learning activities / Hagit Meishar-Tal, Mat Schencks
- Evaluating games-based learning / Thomas Hainey, Thomas Connolly
- Challenges facing the semantic web and social software as communication technology agents in e-learning environments / Bolanle A. Olaniran.