Teaching an aerospace engineering design course via virtual worlds: A comparative assessment of learning outcomes

Okutsu, Masataka; DeLaurentis, Daniel; Brophy, Sean; Lambert, Jason

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2012.07.012

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“…Use of virtual worlds in education could provide additive benefits to individuals' learning and provide a highly useful tool. To date studies directly investigating outcomes when individuals learn in MUVEs and real-life have found no significant differences in performance outcomes (Okutsu, Delaurentis, Brophy, & Lambert, 2013), indicating that learning in a MUVE is comparable to learning in real-life; a finding that may have considerable implications for designers of both campus-based and distance learning educational programmes. The next stage of the current project is to investigate the pedagogical outcomes from this PBL task, comparing student performance within real world and MUVEs directly and assessing using identical, and robust, traditional methods that are pervasive throughout the education system.…”

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An Investigation into Cooperative Learning in a Virtual World using Problem-Based Learning

Parson

Bignell

2017

OLJ

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Three-dimensional multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) have the potential to provide experiential learning qualitatively similar to that found in the real world. MUVEs offer a pedagogically-driven immersive learning opportunity for educationalists that is cost-effective and enjoyable. A family of digital virtual avatars was created within Second Life® to investigate the implementation of a problembased learning (PBL) task. The consensus among tertiary level educators was that the experience provided more immersion and engagement than traditional methods of technological provision, leading to potentially increased depth of learning. PBL appears to be an effective tool for aiding learning within immersive three-dimensional MUVEs.

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An Investigation into Cooperative Learning in a Virtual World using Problem-Based Learning

Parson

Bignell

2017

OLJ

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“…Highly realistic simulated learning environments have been used to train medical and military personnel, astronauts, and pilots (Hayes, Jacobs, Prince, & Salas, 1992;Khan, Pattison, & Sherwood, 2011;Mills et al, 2014;Murray & Cox, 1989;Okutsu, DeLaurentis, Brophy, & Lambert, 2013;Reeves, Reeves, & McKenney, 2013). However a high degree of realism does not automatically lead to authentic learning (Bland, Topping, & Tobbell, 2014), nor is it considered efficient or effective in main-stream educational environments (Herrington et al, 2014).…”

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Narrative, machinima and cognitive realism: Constructing an authentic real-world learning experience for law students

Matthew

Butler

2017

AJET

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In Australian law schools didactic pedagogies such as lectures devoted to the transmission of theory and knowledge to a largely passive audience still predominate. However, curriculum design embedding authentic learning pedagogies has been shown to be supportive of student learning. The challenge in adopting such curriculum design is how to offer situated cognitive learning opportunities on a large scale to increasingly diverse cohorts. This paper is a case study of a blended learning approach introduced into a second year undergraduate law unit to teach negotiation theory and practice to a large cohort of students studying in full-time, part-time, and distance external modes. This innovation was situated in an authentic simulated learning environment created through careful design of a high-fidelity scenario, utilising a narrative depicted by Second Life machinima video and simulated documentation. This approach resulted in greater student engagement and improved learning outcomes.

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“…Use of avatars in human spaceflight training (Osterlund and Lawrence, 2012) has given further insight into recent developments in aerospace applications. Effect of avatars and virtual environment on users was documented in a comparative assessment of learning outcomes while teaching an aerospace engineering design course via virtual worlds (Okutsu et al, 2012). In another study, DHM was employed to evaluate astronaut tasks in preliminary design phase of a European space agency module built for manned space flights to international space station (Sundin et al, 2000).…”

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Towards virtual ergonomics: aviation and aerospace

Sanjog

Karmakar

Patel

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Aircraft Eng & Aerospace Tech

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight state-of-the-art digital human modeling applications in aviation and aerospace industry, generate research interest and promote application of digital human modeling technology among audience of diverse background including researchers, students, trainees, etc. in academia and industry; designers; engineers; and ergonomists associated with aviation and aerospace sectors. Design/methodology/approach – Comprehensive literature search was performed and, subsequently, all publications identified were studied thoroughly at least by abstracts. Available information has been segregated under different headings and depicted systematically for easy understanding by readers. Findings – Virtual human modeling technology has been used in assessing reach and accessibility in aircraft cockpits, creating accurate posture libraries, performing vision analysis for pilots, determining design modifications to accommodate female users, predicting probable pilot behavior in proposed cockpit design, simulating air flow and heat transfer in fighter plane’s cockpit, assessing comfort of airplane passenger seats, maintenance studies, human spaceflight training, verifying component accessibility, investigating impact of space suit parts and harnesses, etc. Traditional approach for ergonomic investigations (involving costly physical mockups and trials with real humans) can be effectively replaced by evaluations facilitated by digital mockups and digital humans. Research limitations/implications – Being a review paper, the present manuscript is purely academic in nature. Originality/value – The present paper represents critical review (with up to date references), leading to a comprehensive knowledge body about application of digital human modeling in aviation and aerospace industry. Avenues still to be explored have been identified and future research directions have been given aiming at aviation and aerospace completely human centric.

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Teaching an aerospace engineering design course via virtual worlds: A comparative assessment of learning outcomes

Cited by 68 publications

References 32 publications

An Investigation into Cooperative Learning in a Virtual World using Problem-Based Learning

An Investigation into Cooperative Learning in a Virtual World using Problem-Based Learning

Narrative, machinima and cognitive realism: Constructing an authentic real-world learning experience for law students

Towards virtual ergonomics: aviation and aerospace

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