A virtual learning environment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

被引:14
作者
Hu, Mingyuan [1 ]
Lin, Hui [1 ,3 ]
Chen, Bin [2 ]
Chen, Min [1 ]
Che, Weitao [1 ]
Huang, Fengru [2 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Inst Space & Earth Informat Sci, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Peking Univ, Inst Remote Sensing & Geog Informat Syst, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Inst Space & Earth Informat & Sci, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
基金
国家高技术研究发展计划(863计划);
关键词
virtual learning environment; collaborative modeling; hierarchical avatars; virtual geographic experiments; digital earth; MODEL;
D O I
10.1080/17538947.2010.535028
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
This paper introduces a scalable virtual learning environment of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; an explicitly geographical, immersive, and sharable 3D learning space with comprehensive social elements. It is characterized by multi-user collaborative modeling, group learning approaches of geo-collaboration, social space-oriented hierarchical avatars, and knowledge exchanging and sharing based on virtual geographic experiments. Applications for the purpose of public education and virtual geographic experiment, and indicated future works prove the possibility to offer a greater opportunity to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, revitalize teaching patterns and learning contents, improve learners' cognitive abilities to solve problems, and enhance their understanding of scientific concepts and processes.
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页码:171 / 182
页数:12
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