Sciweavers

82 search results - page 9 / 17
» Learning Effectiveness in Web-Based Technology-Mediated Virt...
Sort
View
CHI
1999
ACM
15 years 1 months ago
Bridging Strategies for VR-Based Learning
A distributed immersive virtual environment was deployed as a component of a pedagogical strategy for teaching third grade children that the Earth is round. The displacement strat...
Thomas G. Moher, Andrew E. Johnson, Stellan Ohlsso...
HICSS
2008
IEEE
149views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2008»
15 years 4 months ago
Engaging E-Learning in Virtual Worlds: Supporting Group Collaboration
Current e-learning environments do not provide sufficient support for group collaboration. The absence of the visual identification of the users makes effective collaboration in e...
Katherine G. Franceschi, Ronald M. Lee, David Hind...
APGV
2006
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Updating orientation in large virtual environments using scaled translational gain
Navigating through large virtual environments using a headmounted display (HMD) is difficult due to the spatial limitations of the tracking system. We conducted two experiments t...
Betsy Williams, Gayathri Narasimham, Timothy P. Mc...
70
Voted
HICSS
2003
IEEE
82views Biometrics» more  HICSS 2003»
15 years 2 months ago
Virtual Science Centers: A New Genre of Learning in Web-based Promotion of Science Education
The opening of a virtual annexe by science centers has given rise to a new genre of learning in web-based education. Seeking to enhance the outreach effectiveness of non-formal sc...
Leo Tan Wee Hin, R. Subramaniam, Anil K. Aggarwal
ETS
2002
IEEE
166views Hardware» more  ETS 2002»
14 years 9 months ago
Distributed and Online Distance Lecturing Environment (The Virtual Blackboard Project)
Computers and networks are increasingly able to support distributed collaborative multimedia applications. In fact, the growing interest in distance learning reflects the awarenes...
Yiannis N. Sagias