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Zhu, Xiaoming; Sun, Bo; Luo, Yanlin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Now visualization courses have been taught at universities around the world. Keeping students motivated and actively engaged in this course can be a challenging task. In this paper we introduce our developed interactive learning system called VisMis (Visualization and Multi-modal Interaction System) for postgraduate scientific visualization course…
Descriptors: Visualization, Graduate Study, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation
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Lin, Yu-Tzu; Chang, Chia-Hu; Hou, Huei-Tse; Wu, Ke-Chou – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
This study investigated the effectiveness of using Google Docs in collaborative concept mapping (CCM) by comparing it with a paper-and-pencil approach. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in a physics course. The control group drew concept maps using the paper-and-pencil method and face-to-face discussion, whereas the experimental group…
Descriptors: Internet, Search Engines, Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning
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Poelmans, Stephan; Wessa, Patrick – Interactive Learning Environments, 2015
In this study, we report on the students' evaluation of a self-constructed constructivist e-learning environment for statistics, the compendium platform (CP). The system was built to endorse deeper learning with the incorporation of statistical reproducibility and peer review practices. The deployment of the CP, with interactive workshops and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Blended Learning, Business Administration Education
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Cornelius, Sarah; Gordon, Carole; Ackland, Aileen – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
This article argues for a flexible model of learning for adults which allows them to make choices and contextualise their learning in a manner appropriate to their own professional practice whilst also developing as a member of a learning community. It presents a design based around online "learning activities" which draws on ideas of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
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Wilkie, Karina J. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2011
Recent applications of technology to mathematics education have been designed with cognitive and constructivist theoretical perspectives in mind, viewing mathematical learning as the acquisition of knowledge through the construction of meanings and connections between concepts. With the advent of increasingly flexible communication technologies,…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Chronic Illness, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction
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Lubliner, David; Widmeyer, George; Deek, Fadi P. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2009
The objective of this study was to determine whether there was a quantifiable improvement in learning outcomes by integrating course materials in a 4-year baccalaureate program, utilizing a knowledge repository with a conceptual map that spans a discipline. Two new models were developed to provide the framework for this knowledge repository. A…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Focus Groups, Information Systems
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Dickey, Michele D. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2005
Three-dimensional virtual worlds are an emerging medium currently being used in both traditional classrooms and for distance education. Three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds are a combination of desk-top interactive Virtual Reality within a chat environment. This analysis provides an overview of Active Worlds Educational Universe and Adobe…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Distance Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail