Name
Title | ||
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Leveraging open source software and design based research principles for development of a 3D virtual learning environment |
Abstract | ||
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Design based research (DBR) has been acknowledged as a productive approach for advancing educational technology. Coincidentally, open source software has been found to be a good fit for implementing design based research. This report presents a case study of a software project using a design-based research approach and free/open source software. The project, iSocial, is developing a 3D virtual environment for youth with autism spectrum disorders to develop social competence. The study illustrates how the flexibility and community features of FOSS fit with the iterative nature of design-based research to benefit the development of iSocial, and the report also discusses challenges of implementing FOSS and DBR. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2010 | 10.1145/1929609.1929614 | SIGCAS Computers and Society |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
productive approach,open source software,foss fit,software project,design-based research,community feature,design-based research approach,autism spectrum disorder,research principle,good fit,case study,virtual learning environment,educational technology,social competence | Educational technology,Virtual learning environment,Virtual machine,Design-based research,Computer science,Knowledge management,Software,Social competence,Open source software | Journal |
Volume | Issue | Citations |
40 | 4 | 1 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.37 | 8 | 5 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schmidt | 1 | 40 | 9.08 |
| Krista Galyen | 2 | 80 | 7.82 |
| James M. Laffey | 3 | 161 | 19.89 |
| Nan Ding | 4 | 127 | 30.26 |
| Xianhui Wang | 5 | 1 | 0.37 |