Immersive learning technologies: Realism and online authentic learning

Journal of Computing in Higher Education

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-99

  Herrington, Jan ^a   Reeves, Thomas C ^b   Oliver, Ron ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

authentic learning; cognitive realism; higher education; immersive technologies; simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449385187     PISSN: 10421726     EISSN: 18671233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03033421     Document Type: Article

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