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Heintzman, Ryan – Review of International Geographical Education, 2020
Students completing an introductory physical geography course used an interactive geovisualizations (iGEO) lab exercise centered around lightning in northern Arizona to investigate atmospheric processes. This iGEO looks and plays like a conventional videogame where the student controls an avatar in a 3D environment. This iGEO was inspired by…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Physical Geography, Game Based Learning, Web Based Instruction
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Andrews, Sandra Sutton; Stokrocki, Mary; Jannasch-Pennell, Angel; DiGangi, Samuel A. – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2010
In this qualitative pilot study, the authors report on curriculum field trials within a personal learning environment (PLE) designed by a collaboration of academic researchers and nonprofit volunteers working together in the virtual world of Second Life. The purpose of the PLE is to provide learners less likely to have access to educational…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Qualitative Research