All Outputs (20)

Music in 3D virtual environments: Exploring learning affordances (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper discusses the current research and understanding of the effects of music on learning, with a particular focus on the affordances of the effects of music in computer-generated, 3D virtual environments and virtual worlds. Music has different... Read More about Music in 3D virtual environments: Exploring learning affordances.

Learning spaces in virtual worlds: Bringing our distance students home (2014)
Book Chapter

Distance learning programmes are becoming increasingly popular in higher education. Overcoming feelings of isolation that may occur due to the little support available, the few possibilities of social interaction and the inexistent campus atmosphere... Read More about Learning spaces in virtual worlds: Bringing our distance students home.

The effects of group dynamics on learning in virtual world environments (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The MA Education in Virtual Worlds is an entirely online programme that facilitates the study of virtual world environments as places where learning can
take place. The synchronous tutorials, workshops and seminar sessions all take place in the virt... Read More about The effects of group dynamics on learning in virtual world environments.

Situated learning in virtual simulations: Researching the authentic dimension in virtual worlds (2013)
Journal Article

This paper describes and discusses a case study of postgraduate students undertaking accident investigation and risk assessment exercises in an online virtual world as part of their course curriculum. These exercises were constructed to overcome the... Read More about Situated learning in virtual simulations: Researching the authentic dimension in virtual worlds.

Situated learning in accident investigation: A virtual world simulation case study (2013)
Journal Article

Educators have increasingly been drawn to virtual worlds to investigate their potential for enhancing teaching and learning. This case study describes, discusses and evaluates the experiences of postgraduate environmental health students undertaking... Read More about Situated learning in accident investigation: A virtual world simulation case study.

Someone to talk to: Using automated characters to support simulated learning activities (2011)
Journal Article

The University of the West of England (UWE) has a large number of students who will pursue subsequent careers in a wide range of professional fields such as engineering, law, business, nursing, teaching, psychology, criminology and design. An importa... Read More about Someone to talk to: Using automated characters to support simulated learning activities.

Metaxis: the transition between worlds and the consequences for education (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Metaxis (or metaxy) is the word used by Plato to describe the condition of “in-betweenness” that is one of the characteristics of being human. In particular, Plato applied it to spirituality, describing its location as being between the human and th... Read More about Metaxis: the transition between worlds and the consequences for education.

Online simulation of real life experiences (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The technology enhanced learning (TEL) strategy being developed by the University is focussing upon the use of online technologies to support learning through simulated experiences in a range of subject areas, using both “Web 1.0” and “Web 2.0” techn... Read More about Online simulation of real life experiences.

Online simulation of real life experiences – the educational potential (2009)
Book Chapter

This paper outlines the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) strategy of the University of the West of England (UWE), UK, and demonstrates examples of simulations that use a mixture of web technologies, social networking and virtual worlds. In particul... Read More about Online simulation of real life experiences – the educational potential.

Learning together and learning alone in Second Life (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A common complaint about virtual worlds is that when one visits them there is no one there and nothing to do. Virtual worlds offer interesting potential for collaborative learning events, but it is less obvious how they can enhance individual learni... Read More about Learning together and learning alone in Second Life.

Evaluating the use of metaphor in online learning environments (2008)
Journal Article

Metaphor appears to be an innate tendency in human communication and can be shown to have significant potential when applied to the design of online learning environments. This paper describes and discusses an example of an online research methods le... Read More about Evaluating the use of metaphor in online learning environments.

Redesigning the research methods curriculum (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This project aims to redesign the research methods curriculum for the disciplines of mathematics, statistics and information technology (IT) by integrating online learning support into the classroom. In most online learning environments learning mat... Read More about Redesigning the research methods curriculum.

Accommodating multiple learning styles and abilities in a large-scale online learning resource (2007)
Book Chapter

This paper discusses and evaluates the technological and pedagogical implications of designing large-scale, online learning resources that can be offered to accommodate a variety of learning styles and abilities. The theory of online learning design... Read More about Accommodating multiple learning styles and abilities in a large-scale online learning resource.

Organizational learning, tacit information, and e-learning: A review (2006)
Journal Article

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to introduce and develop the argument that e-learning technologies and techniques can play a pivotal role in encouraging and facilitating organizational learning, by transforming tacit knowledge into explicit kn... Read More about Organizational learning, tacit information, and e-learning: A review.

The technology boundary: A strategy for bridging the gap (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this demonstration is to promote discussion regarding strategies that enable teachers to concentrate upon the pedagogy of e-learning design, rather than how to cope with technology. The domains of academia and technology have traditionall... Read More about The technology boundary: A strategy for bridging the gap.

Using metaphor as a navigation device in e-learning (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

ALT-C 2004
Using metaphor as a navigation device in e-learning design
Liz Falconer and Yvonne Aburrow

Background
Recognition that an electronic resource could assist in the t&l of research methods as it is a widespread subject taught in HEIs an... Read More about Using metaphor as a navigation device in e-learning.

Management decision-making relating to occupational risks: The role of ‘grey data’ (2002)
Journal Article

This paper reports upon the findings of pilot work research being carried out with the collaboration of a large employer in the UK construction sector. The term ‘grey data’ is introduced and de.ned and a pilot grey data review relating to occupationa... Read More about Management decision-making relating to occupational risks: The role of ‘grey data’.

Occupational safety and health: A method to test the collection of 'grey data' by line managers (1997)
Journal Article

This paper describes and discusses a method for collecting data relating to the potential for illness or injury to occur in an organization. The reason for using the term 'grey' is explained and the underpinning philosophy of fuzzy thinking is also d... Read More about Occupational safety and health: A method to test the collection of 'grey data' by line managers.

The perceptions of line and senior managers in relation to occupational health issues (1996)
Journal Article

Perceptions of line and senior managers in relation to their role in managing workplace injury and illness were investigated with a large UK manufacturing company. The significance of this research to occupational health practitioners lies in the fac... Read More about The perceptions of line and senior managers in relation to occupational health issues.

Virtual worlds for learning
Book Chapter

This book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). It is organized as a collection of 21 clusters or research themes, each introduced by leading experts and including references to the most relevant literatu... Read More about Virtual worlds for learning.