TY - GEN
T1 - The development of transactive memory systems in collaborative educational virtual worlds
AU - Nisiotis, Louis
AU - Loizou, Styliani Kleanthous
AU - Beer, Martin
AU - Uruchurtu, Elizabeth
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The use of 3D virtual worlds in the form of cyber campuses has been introduced in higher education over the past decade to support and enhance students’ online learning experiences. Considering that students learn in socially constructed ways and through peer collaboration, the development of Transactive Memory System - the collective awareness of the group’s specialization, coordination, and credibility - is found to be beneficial for educational purposes. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the extent to which a TMS can be developed within a 3D virtual world educational setting.
AB - The use of 3D virtual worlds in the form of cyber campuses has been introduced in higher education over the past decade to support and enhance students’ online learning experiences. Considering that students learn in socially constructed ways and through peer collaboration, the development of Transactive Memory System - the collective awareness of the group’s specialization, coordination, and credibility - is found to be beneficial for educational purposes. This paper presents the results of a study investigating the extent to which a TMS can be developed within a 3D virtual world educational setting.
KW - Cyber campuses
KW - Online learning
KW - Transactive management systems
KW - Virtual worlds
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85020883955&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60633-0_4
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60633-0_4
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85020883955
SN - 9783319606323
VL - 725
T3 - Communications in Computer and Information Science
SP - 35
EP - 46
BT - Immersive Learning Research Network - 3rd International Conference, iLRN 2017, Proceedings
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2017
Y2 - 26 June 2017 through 29 June 2017
ER -