A virtual learning environment of the Chinese university of Hong Kong

A virtual learning environment of the Chinese university of Hong Kong

• Hu, Ming Yuan Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Lin, Hui Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chen, Bin Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Chen, Min Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Che, Weitao Peking University
• Huang, Feng Ru

International Journal of Digital Earth, 4(2), 171-182, 2011

Taylor & Francis

2011

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching
• S School Environment & Facilities, Organization
  • SF Information Technology
• S School Environment & Facilities, Organization
  • SA Text Books, Stationery, Teaching Equipments & Facilities, Educational Technology

Virtual Learning Environment Collaborative Modeling Hierarchical Avatars Virtual Geographic Experiments Digital Earth Model Physical Geography Remote Sensing

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

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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• English

Journal Articles

• 17538947

• 10.1080/17538947.2010.535028

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/4ff20d54

2014-08-07