Learning by teaching with virtual peers and the effects of technological design choices on learning

Computers and Education

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 176-196

  Okita, Sandra Y ^a   Turkay, Selen ^a   Kim, Mihwa ^a   Murai, Yumiko ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Interactive learning environments; Teaching learning strategies; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; GRADUATE STUDENTS; HUMAN BIOLOGY; INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING BY TEACHING; NEW FORMS; ONLINE INSTRUCTIONS; SECOND LIFE; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGY; VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84872073115     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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