Paper Info
Title
Course lectures as problem-based learning interventions in virtual worlds
Abstract
Virtual Worlds (VWs) present considerable potential as future learning platforms, but further studies are required to assess their effectiveness in constructivist and collaborative learning situations. The paper investigates the suitability of VWs as a platform for hosting PBL (Problem-Based Learning) activities and explores their affordances in terms of collaboration support and learning effectiveness. We have designed an educational VW and developed a number of tools that support collaborative learning activities. Using this environment, we have conducted a PBL intervention that required from students to collaboratively design the user interface of a multimedia kiosk. We performed a thorough, formative, multi-method evaluation of the learning activity. The results reveal several encouraging findings about PBL and collaboration mediated by VWs, and lead to a series of recommendations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-37042-7_5
T. Edutainment
Keywords
Field
DocType
educational vw,virtual world,present considerable potential,problem-based learning,collaboration support,encouraging finding,multimedia kiosk,multi-method evaluation,virtual worlds,pbl intervention,future learning platform,user interface design
Constructivism (philosophy of education),Educational technology,Metaverse,Collaborative learning,Human–computer interaction,Engineering,User interface design,User interface,Multimedia,Problem-based learning,Formative assessment
Journal
Volume
Citations 
PageRank 
9
0
0.34
References 
Authors
13
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Spyros Vosinakis116922.49
Panayiotis Koutsabasis210717.08
Panagiotis Zaharias311611.66