Assistive technologies and environmental design concepts for blended learning and teaching for disabilities within 3D virtual worlds and learning environments
Saleeb, Noha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8509-1508 and Dafoulas, George
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2638-8771
(2012)
Assistive technologies and environmental design concepts for blended learning and teaching for disabilities within 3D virtual worlds and learning environments.
In:
Blended learning environments for adults: evaluations and frameworks.
Anastasiades, Panagiotes S., ed.
IGI Global.
ISBN 9781466609396.
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Abstract
3D Virtual Learning Environments (3D VLEs) are increasingly becoming prominent supporters of blended learning for all kinds of students including adult learners with or without disabilities. Due to the evidenced effect of architectural design of physical learning spaces on students’ learning and current lack of design codes for creating 3D virtual buildings, this case study aims at evaluating the suitability of the architectural design elements of existing educational facilities and learning spaces within 3D VLEs
specifically for delivering blended e-learning for adult students with disabilities. This comprises capturing student contentment and satisfaction levels from different design elements of the 3D virtual spaces in an attempt to issue recommendations for the development of 3D educational facilities and hence initiate a
framework for architectural design of 3D virtual spaces to augment accessibility, appeal and engagement for enhancing the e-learning experience of under-graduate, post-graduate and independent-study adult learners with disabilities within these virtual worlds.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology > Design Engineering and Mathematics A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science A. > School of Science and Technology > Computer Science > Intelligent Environments group |
Item ID: | 14580 |
Notes on copyright: | yes |
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Depositing User: | Noha Saleeb |
Date Deposited: | 30 Mar 2015 14:33 |
Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2022 00:33 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/14580 |
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