Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education

250 Pages·2017·5.68 MB·English

by  Dejian Liu, Chris Dede, Ronghuai Huang, John Richards (eds.)

Smart Computing and Intelligence
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Dejian Liu
Chris Dede
Ronghuai Huang
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John Richards
Virtual,
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DejianLiu RonghuaiHuang
Smart Learning Institute Smart Learning Institute
Beijing NormalUniversity Beijing NormalUniversity
Beijing Beijing
China China
Chris Dede JohnRichards
Harvard Graduate Schoolof Education Harvard Graduate Schoolof Education
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA USA
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Contents
1 Introduction: Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in
Education. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 1
Christopher J. Dede, Jeffrey Jacobson and John Richards
PartI FrameworksfortheDesignandImplementationofImmersive
Learning
2 Implicit Learning Through Embodiment in Immersive Virtual
Reality ... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 19
Mel Slater
3 Authenticity in Immersive Design for Education .. .... ..... .... 35
Jeffrey Jacobson
4 The Immersive Power of Social Interaction... .... .... ..... .... 55
Nicole C. Krämer
5 Assessment for Learning in Immersive Environments .. ..... .... 71
Valerie Shute, Seyedahmad Rahimi and Benjamin Emihovich
6 Infrastructures for Immersive Media in the Classroom. ..... .... 89
John Richards
7 The Potentials and Trends of Virtual Reality in Education... .... 105
Dejian Liu, Kaushal Kumar Bhagat, Yuan Gao, Ting-Wen Chang
and Ronghuai Huang
Part II Case Studies of Immersive Learning
8 Virtual Reality as an Immersive Medium for Authentic
Simulations ... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 133
Chris Dede, Tina A. Grotzer, Amy Kamarainen and Shari J. Metcalf
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9 Systems to Support Co-creative Collaboration in Mixed-Reality
Environments.. .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 157
Michael Robert Gardner and Warren W. Sheaffer
10 Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games and Virtual
Reality Combine for Learning . .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 179
Eric Klopfer
11 Embodied Education in Mixed and Mediated Realties.. ..... .... 193
Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg
12 Preparing Students for Future Learning with Mixed Reality
Interfaces. .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 219
Bertrand Schneider
13 Conclusion—Strategic Planning for R&D on
Immersive Learning .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... ..... .... 237
Christopher J. Dede and John Richards
Glossary of Terms Related to Immersive Learning .... .... ..... .... 245
Contributors
Ting-Wen Chang Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing,
China
Chris Dede Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Christopher J. Dede Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA,
USA
Benjamin Emihovich Educational Psychology and Learning Technologies,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Yuan Gao Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Michael Robert Gardner School of Computer Science and Electronic
Engineering, The University of Essex, Colchester, Essex, UK
Tina A. Grotzer Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Ronghuai Huang Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing,
China
Jeffrey Jacobson CEO, EnterpriseVR, Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
Mina C. Johnson-Glenberg Department of Psychology, Arizona State
University, Tempe, AZ, USA
Amy Kamarainen Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Eric Klopfer Scheller Teacher Education Program, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Nicole C. Krämer Department for Computer Science and Applied Cognitive
Science, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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viii Contributors
Kaushal Kumar Bhagat Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University,
Beijing, China
Dejian Liu Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Shari J. Metcalf Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
Seyedahmad Rahimi Educational Psychology and Learning Technologies,
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
John Richards Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Cambridge,
MA, USA; Consulting Services for Education, Inc., Newton, MA, USA
Bertrand Schneider Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Warren W. Sheaffer Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint
Paul College, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Valerie Shute Educational Psychology and Learning Technologies, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Mel Slater Institució Catalana de Recerca I Estudis Avançats (ICREA),
Barcelona, Spain; University College London, London, UK; University of
Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Chapter 1
Introduction: Virtual, Augmented,
and Mixed Realities in Education
Christopher J. Dede, Jeffrey Jacobson and John Richards
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Keywords Virtualreality Augmentedreality Mixedreality Augmentedvirtuality
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Virtualenvironment VR AR MR VE Cyberspace Immersion
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Presence Haptics Constructivism Situatedlearning Activelearning
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Constructionism Education Schools Museums Informaleducation
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Conceptualchange Adaptiveresponse Metaverse 360video HMD
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CAVE Dome Cybersickness Sensoryconflict Interactive Interactivity
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Multiuservirtualenvironment MUVE Massivelymultipleonlineroleplayinggame
(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)
MMORPG MMO Avatar Panoramic Oculusrift HTCvive
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Googlecardboard GearVR 3D
1.1 Origin of This Book
Weliveatatimeofrapidadvancesinboththecapabilitiesandthecostofvirtualreality
(VR),multi-uservirtualenvironments(MUVEs),andvariousformsofmixedreality
(e.g.,augmentedreality(AR),tangibleinterfaces).Thesenewmediapotentiallyoffer
extraordinaryopportunitiesforenhancingbothmotivationandlearningacrossarange
C.J.Dede(&)
HarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation,336LongfellowHall,13AppianWay,
Cambridge,MA02138,USA
e-mail:[email protected]
URL:https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/christopher-dede
J.Jacobson
CEO,EnterpriseVR,333LamartineSt.,JamaicaPlain,MA02130,USA
e-mail:[email protected]
J.Richards
HarvardUniversityGraduateSchoolofEducation,13AppianWay,
Cambridge,MA02138,USA
e-mail:[email protected]
URL:http://www.cs4ed.com
J.Richards
ConsultingServicesforEducation,Inc.,22FloralSt.,Newton,MA02461,USA
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