Rethinking pedagogy: Using multi-user virtual environments to foster authentic science learning

Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Conference, CSCL

Volumn , Issue PART 1, 2008, Pages 438-445

  Ketelhut, Diane Jass ^a   Clarke, Jody ^b   Nelson, Brian C ^c   Dukas, Geordie ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE; INQUIRY METHODS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS; SCIENCE LEARNING; SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY;

STUDENTS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

TEACHING;

EID: 84880412778     PISSN: 15734552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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