Virtual worlds as a constructivist learning platform: Evaluations of 3D virtual worlds on design teaching and learning

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 13, Issue , 2008, Pages 578-593

  Gül, Leman F ^a   Gu, Ning ^a   Williams, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D virtual worlds; Affordances and constraints; Constructivist learning; Design teaching and learning

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EDUCATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

3D MODELING; 3D VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS; 3D VIRTUAL WORLDS; AFFORDANCES AND CONSTRAINTS; CHANGING TRENDS; COGNITIVE PROCESSES; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING; CRITICAL ANALYSES; DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS; DESIGN EDUCATIONS; DESIGN LEARNINGS; DESIGN TEACHING AND LEARNING; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; STUDENTS' LEARNING EXPERIENCES; TEACHING EXPERIENCES; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

TEACHING;

EID: 58049112641     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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