Assessing the Feasibility of Using Virtual Environments in Distance Education

dc.creator	Kirsten N. Corazzini
dc.creator	Constance M. Johnson
dc.creator	Ryan Shaw
dc.date	2011-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:43Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:43Z
dc.identifier	2073-7904
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c5b6fc8421c64186b8331f1c74f79df4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18590
dc.description	Learning is an active, social process. However, many distance education programs are flat and asynchronous with limited interaction. Virtual environments may be best equipped to foster an active social learning environment that provides optimal distance education. This study explored how nursing informatics students perceived the strengths and limitations of three different online modalities of learning: Learning Management System, Webinar, and Virtual Environments. Student perceptions of nine learning and instructional technology domains were explored using the Student Assessment of Learning Gains instrument (Seymour, Wiese, Hunter, & Daffinrud, 2000) with additional, open-ended question. Two concurrent themes arose from the three platforms: technical challenges and students showing preference for synchronous web-based learning. Virtual Environments emerged as the favored distance based education. As the availability and use of these technologies proliferates, educators are challenged to understand the effects of these technologies on student learning outcomes to optimize student learning.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Hong Kong Bao Long Accounting & Secretarial Limited
dc.relation	http://www.kmel-journal.org/ojs/index.php/online-publication/article/view/68/72
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2073-7904
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Knowledge Management & E-Learning : an International Journal, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 5-16 (2011)
dc.subject	Internet
dc.subject	Online education
dc.subject	Virtual environments
dc.subject	Constructivism
dc.subject	Computer-assisted instruction
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Assessing the Feasibility of Using Virtual Environments in Distance Education
dc.type	article