05129nam 2200661Ia 450 991078228090332120230607222101.01-281-92922-09786611929220981-277-657-5(CKB)1000000000537925(EBL)1679557(OCoLC)879023685(SSID)ssj0000267753(PQKBManifestationID)11241637(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000267753(PQKBWorkID)10209312(PQKB)10394241(MiAaPQ)EBC1679557(WSP)00005102(Au-PeEL)EBL1679557(CaPaEBR)ebr10255514(CaONFJC)MIL192922(EXLCZ)99100000000053792520030327d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVirtual environments for teaching & learning[electronic resource] /editors, L.C. Jain ... [et al.]Singapore ;River Edge, NJ World Scientificc20021 online resource (448 p.)Series on innovative intelligence ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.981-238-167-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents ; Foreword ; Chapter 1 Use of Virtual Worlds to Teach the Sciences ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Project overviews ; 3. Project details ; 3.1. Geology Explorer ; 3.2. The virtual cell ; 3.3. The ProgrammingLand MOOseum of computer science ; 3.4. The virtual archeologist3.4.1. Background: the Like-a-Fishhook story 3.5. The Blackwood game ; 3.5.1. Time frame ; 3.5.2. The impact of history ; 3.5.3. The economic simulation ; 3.5.4. Software agents ; 3.5.5. Player roles ; 3.5.6. Neighborhoods ; 4. Assessment studies ; 5. Assessment results5.1. Geology Explorer experiment results 5.2. Virtual cell experiment results ; 6. Related work ; 7. Conclusions ; Acknowledgments ; References ; Chapter 2 Traditional vs. Technology-Integrated Distance Education ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Traditional distance education at the OUI3. State-of-the-art technologies at the OUI 3.1. Ofek - broadband communication for interactive distance education ; 3.2. The courseware and multimedia development unit ; 3.3. Telem - computer mediated distance education3.3.1. Characteristics of the computerized teaching/learning environment 3.3.2. The course sites ; 4. Case studies: two experiments ; 4.1. An innovative distance-learning computer applications course ; 4.1.1. Course description ; 4.1.2. Teaching aids incorporated into the course4.1.3. The courseware There is a trend to offer courses by virtual means. This approach has definite advantages. For example, virtual programs target professionals who would otherwise have to leave their jobs to pursue the degree. An enormous proportion of universities are in the process of developing courses in a virtual environment. This book deals with virtual environments for teaching and learning. The chapters can be considered to be representative of the many approaches taken and the diversity of applications. The different perspectives and different solutions adopted are the result of intense research in vSeries on innovative intelligence ;v. 1.Distance educationComputer-assisted instructionInternet in educationDistance educationComputer-assisted instruction.Internet in education.371.358Jain L. C1534297MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782280903321Virtual environments for teaching & learning3831347UNINA