Learning as immersive experiences: Using the four-dimensional framework for designing and evaluating immersive learning experiences in a virtual world

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-85

  De Freitas, Sara ^a   Rebolledo Mendez, Genaro ^a   Liarokapis, Fotis ^a   Magoulas, George ^b   Poulovassilis, Alexandra ^b  

^a Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROACHES TO LEARNING; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; IMMERSIVE; IMMERSIVE LEARNING; INDUCTIVE METHOD; INTERACTIVITY; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; LEARNING ACTIVITY; LEARNING DESIGNS; LEARNING EXPERIENCES; LEARNING THEORY; LIFE-LONG LEARNERS; ROLE PLAY; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURED LEARNING; TESTING AND EVALUATION; THROUGH THE LENS; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMPLEXATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 73149108424     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2009.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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