An Approach of Building an Engaging Virtual Authentic Environment for Classroom Learning

Author

Huang, Po-Hsiang ; Wu, Chia-Jung ; Chen, Gwo-Dong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Central Univ., Chungli, Taiwan

fYear

2012

fDate

4-6 July 2012

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

37

Abstract

This paper is a pilot study for a combination of school knowledge and board game learning. We designed a digital board game based on textbook materials. And presented them with a set of educational equipment- Digital Learning Playground (DLP). We created a situational interaction learning in classrooms. In this research, the resulted data indicates the students´ motivation, confidence and satisfaction were enhanced through the designed learning environment.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer games; virtual reality; DLP; board game learning; classroom learning; designed learning environment; digital board game; digital learning playground; educational equipment; school knowledge; situational interaction learning; textbook materials; virtual authentic environment; Adaptation models; Conferences; Context; Educational institutions; Games; Materials; Digital Learning Playground; board game; game-base learning; textbook materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2012 IEEE 12th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rome

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1642-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2012.113

Filename

6268028