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TEACH:Applying 3D to more effectively and efficiently teach courses

Introductions: Panel Moderator
Karl Kapp, Professor,
Instructional Technology.
Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA

Introductions: Panelist
Dick Riedl Chair and Professor, Department of
Leadership and Educational Studies, Reich College
of Education, Appalachian State University

Introductions: Panelist
Christopher R. Keesey
Project Manager / Marketing and
Learning Applications
Ohio University Without Boundaries

Introductions: Panelist
Sarah Robbins AKA Intellagirl
Director of Emerging Technologies at
Kelley Executive Partners
Bloomington, Indiana Area

Introductions: Panelist
Mitzi @ work Mitzi @ play Misty Szondi
Mitzi M. Montoya, Ph.D.
Zelnak Professor Of Marketing & Innovation
Assistant Dean Of Research
College Of Management
North Carolina State University

Questions
 As an educator, what prompted you to look to apply
3D technologies to teach your courses?
 What has been your experience in teaching via a 3D
technology
 What has been your students’ experience in
engaging in 3D avatar mediated instruction?

Questions
 Do you have any evidence, empirical or anecdotal,
you can share with us on the effectiveness and/or
efficiency of teaching courses via this medium?
 What are the top five lessons you have learned in
teaching via this medium that you would want other
educators to know?

Questions
 What did the administration think about using this
technology?
 What did other faculty members think about it?
 What technical obstacles did you encounter?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFuNFRie8wA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7OLPkHnlw8

Cross-University Project Course
Figure 1. Collaborative Environment
Student-Student (Project Team- Level)
Faculty-Student (Class-Level)
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
Oncourse Class Portal Oncourse Team Project Portal
- Announcements - Announcements
- E-mail - E-mail Virtual Team Projects:
- Resources (documents, URLs etc.) - Resources (documents, URLs etc.) Develop a Business Case for
- Chat - Team Chat an Innovation to be Delivered
- Wiki - Team Wiki in Second Life
Adobe Connect (2D synchronous/Breeze)
3D Virtual Worlds 3D Virtual Worlds
Presentations to
Second Life (by Linden Lab)
Second Life (by Linden Lab) Corporate Project
- Student team meetings
- Virtual classroom Sponsors
- Project-related research
- Faculty-student-team meetings
- Corporate sponsor-team interactions

SL Collaboration Space

Best vs. Worst Performing Teams
Coordination Conveyance
100% 100%
75% 75%
Usage
Usage
3 Di 3 Di
50% 50%
Web 2.0 Web 2.0
25% 25%
Web 1.0 Web 1.0
0% 0%
Worst Team Best Team Worst Team Best Team
Convergence Collaborative Writing
Conveyance100%
100%
80%
75%
3 Di 60%
Usage
Usage
3 Di
50%
Web 2.0
40% Web 2.0
Web 1.0
25% Web 1.0
20%
Social/Relational 0%
0%
100% Worst Team Best Team
Worst Team Best Team
80%
60%
Usage
3 Di
40% Web 2.0
Web 1.0
20%
0%
Worst Team Best Team

Research Activities
• Controlled experiments, field
work
• Multiple platforms and contexts
– SL, Protosphere, Wonderland
– Educational, industry
Individual
Learning/Training
Characteristics
Requirements
?
Virtual Space
Characteristics
“Affordances”
Learning Outcomes/
Performance
Network
Characteristics
Games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtzYiEOwEw

Audience Questions

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