Collaborative use &amp; design of interactive simulations

Repenning, Alexander; Ioannidou, Andri; Phillips, J. C.

doi:10.3115/1150240.1150299

Cited by 21 publications

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“…A [12]- [13]. Interactive simulators can be implemented using a combination of computers, high-resolution graphics, simulation programming languages, and an Internet connection.…”

Section: Virtual Lab Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Laboratory ontology for engineering education

Prieto-Blázquez

Garcia-Tora

Herrera-Joancomartí

et al. 2008

2008 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference

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-Virtual Laboratories are an indispensable space for developing practical activities in a Virtual Environment. In the field of Computer and Software Engineering different types of practical activities have to be performed in order to obtain basic competences which are impossible to achieve by other means. This paper specifies an ontology for a general virtual laboratory. The proposed ontology provides a mechanism to select the best resources needed in a Virtual Laboratory once a specific practical activity has been defined and the main competences that students have to achieve in the learning process have been fixed. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can be used to develop an automatic and wizard tool that creates a Moodle Classroom using the practical activity specification and the related competences.

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“…A [12]- [13]. Interactive simulators can be implemented using a combination of computers, high-resolution graphics, simulation programming languages, and an Internet connection.…”

Section: Virtual Lab Structurementioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Laboratory ontology for engineering education

Prieto-Blázquez

Garcia-Tora

Herrera-Joancomartí

et al. 2008

2008 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference

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“…Our goal is for students to be able to create their own video games and share them with others, similar to work with students programming 2D standalone games in Microworlds Logo [11], AgentSheets [17], Stagecast [5,15], and Squeak [10]. On our way to this long-term goal, however, we found more than enough richness and complexity to explore in simply making a single-player 3D mathlearning environment.…”

Section: Aquamoose 3dmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of a 3D interactive math learning environment

Elliott

Bruckman

2002

Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques

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Can 3D graphics help high-school students learn advanced mathematics? Can we create a sufficiently compelling application such that students would choose to play with advanced math concepts for fun? What usability problems does this technology pose for novice users? AquaMOOSE 3D is a desktop 3D environment designed to help students learn about the behavior of parametric equations. AquaMOOSE is based on an educational philosophy called constructionism, which advocates learning through design and construction activities [14]. Students use mathematics to design interesting graphical forms and also create mathematical challenges to share with others. In this paper, we present our iterative design process and the results from a formative evaluation with 105 highschool students in a six-week honors summer math program. We analyse their experiences through log-file analysis, a questionnaire, and interviews. A more detailed case study of one student's positive experiences shows the potential of the system. We conclude that students find the aesthetic qualities of the environment motivating, but usability still poses problems. Opportunities and challenges in leveraging 3D graphics for math learning are discussed. Trade-offs are presented between designing for learner's immediate needs versus leveraging technology to create fundamentally new learning opportunities.

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“…One of the main features of simulators is their interactive capability. Interactive simulations are quickly gaining importance as a means to explore, comprehend and communicate complex ideas [12]- [13]. Interactive simulators can be implemented using a combination of computers, high-resolution graphics, simulation programming languages, and an Internet connection.…”

Section: Virtual Lab Structurementioning

confidence: 99%