Surgeons must accomplish complex technical and intellectual tasks that can generate
unexpected and serious challenges with little or no room for error. In the last decade …

Virtual reality has the potential to vastly improve the experience of education for incarcerated
learners, particularly those with limited levels of numeracy and literacy. It is estimated that …

To overcome such barriers, the complex and less visible internal space of teacher beliefs
must be understood in relation to teachers' pedagogical contexts and the affordances they …

3D immersive virtual worlds, such as Second Life, have been the focus of substantial
attention from tertiary educators in recent years and the potential for the use of such …

In this study, we analyzed students' reasoning and explanations of friction concepts before
and after engaging in guided experimentation with visuohaptic (VH) simulations. The VH …

Affordable hardware and increased processing power have resulted in a surge in the
number and adoption of virtual reality applications and immersive virtual environments …

Virtual worlds can be used to replicate the sorts of pedagogical activities used in classrooms
and lecture theatres in the real world. They also provide an environment in which to explore …

A well known teaching and learning strategy for teachers is Edward de Bono's 'Six Thinking
Hats'. Our research examined the engagement and understanding of first year preservice …

What are educators' motivations for using virtual worlds with their students? Are they using
them to support the teaching of professions and if this is the case, do they introduce virtual …

FeelCraft is a media plugin that monitors events and states in the media and associates
them with expressive tactile content using a library of feel effects (FEs). A feel effect (FE) is a …