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DigiMedia Dialogs #6  Immersive Web Environments in Education

Speakers: Maria Ferreira, Bárbara Cleto, Michelina Occhioni 

In this session we will talk about Immersive Web Environments, the “tools” we are using, how we can use them in an educational setting and figuring out if they work and how they work in envolving students in school activities. We will also talk about the collaboration between three PhD students, an Italian Doctoral student and three undergraduate students to see this research through.

The phD of Michelina Occhioni at the University of Camerino aims to explore the potential of virtual worlds for educational purposes, in particular for sustainability topics (georesources and circular economy, energy, waste management and urban sustainability). Different platforms were used (Opensim, Minecraft, FrameVR) using two main approaches: Gamification and Inquiry based learning. In the first approach students follow structured paths developed by the teacher, in IBL students, accessing to the platforms as avatars, build and entire projects starting from scratch, under the supervision of the teacher.

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