The Evaluation of SHU3DED Cyber Campus -- A Pilot Study

Nisiotis, Louis; Beer, Martin; Uruchurtu, Elizabeth

doi:10.1109/icalt.2014.232

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“…Virtual worlds are not better or worse than other online learning tools but are different [25], and there are many studies indicating that virtual worlds are unique and flexible learning environments [10,15,26]. The educational efficacy of cyber campuses to support online educational activities has been previously evaluated with very positive results [16,17,27,28,29,30,31]. These environments provide a number of unique characteristics that can contribute to the student's online learning experience [32].…”

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The Development of Transactive Memory Systems in Collaborative Educational Virtual Worlds

Nisiotis

Kleanthous

Beer

et al. 2017

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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The use of 3D virtual worlds in the form of cyber campuses has been introduced in higher education over the past decade to support and enhance students' online learning experiences. Considering that students learn in socially constructed ways and through peer collaboration, the development of Transactive Memory System-the collective awareness of the group's specialization, coordination, and credibility-is found to be beneficial for educational purposes. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the extent to which a TMS can be developed within a 3D virtual world educational setting.

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Section: Cyber Campusesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Development of Transactive Memory Systems in Collaborative Educational Virtual Worlds

Nisiotis

Kleanthous

Beer

et al. 2017

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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“…MUVEs enable users to immerse and communicate, interact and synchronously collaborate in the same shared space, and are identified as effective tools to support access and participation in learning activities [3], allowing teachers to develop immersive experiential and problem based learning activities to support and engage students in the learning process [4]. The educational efficacy of MUVEs has been previously evaluated with very positive results [3,[5][6][7][8]. There are many studies suggesting that MUVEs are considered as unique and flexible learning environments [9], offering a range of unique characteristics that support and contribute to the student's online learning experience.…”

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The Development and Evolution of Transactive Memory System Over Time in MUVEs

Nisiotis

Kleanthous

2018

2018 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC)

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CSCW in education is a topic that drew a lot of attention over the years, and Multi User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) are one of the tools utilized by many educators to support their teaching objectives. MUVEs enable students to connect, immerse and interact with their peers and the environment, and synchronously engage and collaborate in learning activities. Effective communication and collaboration contributes to student learning, and the topic of Transactive Memory System (TMS) within working groups has been found to be very beneficial. TMS relates to the representation of the knowledge possessed by the members of a team that allows identifying who knows what, providing efficiency in collaboration. While the use of educational MUVEs has been thoroughly investigated in the literature, little is known about the use of such environments to support TMS and their relationship with working group dynamics. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the development and evolution of a TMS between groups within a MUVE, in order to better understand the dynamics that need to be considered when using MUVEs to support teaching and learning.

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“…Thus, the SHU3DED cyber campus was developed and its design details are presented in Section 3. was utilised to evaluate the efficacy of the prototype to support synchronous online learning. Prior conducting the environment evaluation study discussed below (Section 4.1), two studies were performed to test and perfect the experimental design and procedures, and initially evaluate educational potentials of the environment [33,34]. Following the environment evaluation, its ability to support students experiencing barriers accessing education was then investigated.…”

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The use of cyber campuses to support online learning for students experiencing barriers accessing education

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Beer²,

Uruchurtu³

2016

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Future Intelligent Educational Env

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Attendance and participation in education are important for students to obtain the experiences necessary to develop their knowledge. However, there are some students who experience challenges hindering their access and participation in Higher Education. To support students, Universities utilise E-Learning. One of the many E-Learning tools is the use of virtual worlds in the form of cyber campuses. This paper investigates the extent to which cyber campuses can help to mitigate barriers and support students experiencing them. A prototype has been developed and a series of empirical studies have been performed. The results of this research suggest that a cyber campus environment can be used as an alternative learning support tool that can enhance online learning experiences, and help to mitigate some of the barriers that hinder access and participation to education. The associated limitations of this research and the future work planned out are also presented.

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The Evaluation of SHU3DED Cyber Campus -- A Pilot Study

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

The Development of Transactive Memory Systems in Collaborative Educational Virtual Worlds

The Development of Transactive Memory Systems in Collaborative Educational Virtual Worlds

The Development and Evolution of Transactive Memory System Over Time in MUVEs

The use of cyber campuses to support online learning for students experiencing barriers accessing education

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