Book chapter
Designing a virtual learning environment to support the study of crime and its prevention for teenagers
Edutainment 2006: Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment, Vol.3942, pp.213-222
Springer Verlag
2006
Abstract
This paper focuses on our approach to developing a Virtual Learning Environment, CrimCity, aimed at learning about crime and its prevention. We describe the approach taken to gaining information relating to interactivity and the learning potential of CrimCity, presenting a user study involving 27 novice learners. A number of interesting results have emerged, including the clear disinclination and negative perspective of virtual learning environments experienced by women in the 14-19 age range along with the positive response from older adults, particularly women. Responding to the results of this study has resulted in greater clarity for learning approaches within CrimCity and the interaction styles required to support them.
Details
- Title
- Designing a virtual learning environment to support the study of crime and its prevention for teenagers
- Authors/Creators
- L. Hall (Author/Creator)K. Padmore (Author/Creator)M. Hodge (Author/Creator)G. Oatley (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- Z. Pan (Editor)R. Aylett (Editor)H. Diener (Editor)X. Jin (Editor)S. Göbel (Editor)L. Li (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Edutainment 2006: Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment, Vol.3942, pp.213-222
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag
- Identifiers
- 991005543041107891
- Copyright
- © 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Additional Information
- Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3942
- Note
- Edutainment (2006) (Hangzhou, China, April 16-19)
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