Are less able readers disadvantaged by reading in electronic environments?

This paper documents an interactive graphics installation entitled Lucid Mapping and Codex Transformissions in the Z-Buffer. Lucid Mapping uses the Virtual Reality Modeling Language to explore textual and narrative possibilities within three-dimensional (3D) electronic environments. The author describes the creative rationale and technical design of the work and places it within the context of other applications of 3D text and typography in the digital arts and the scientific visualization communities. The author also considers the implications of 3D textual environments on visual language and communication, and discriminates among a range of different visual/ rhetorical strategies that such environments can sustain.

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Co-operation in the Digital Age — Engendering Trust in Electronic Environments

Computer Communications and Networks - Intelligent Spaces ◽

10.1007/978-1-84628-429-8_10 ◽

2006 ◽

pp. 141-156 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A Seleznyov ◽

M O Ahmed ◽

S Hailes

Keyword(s):

Digital Age ◽

Electronic Environments

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Oxidative Generation of Boron-Centered Radicals in Carboranes

10.26434/chemrxiv.11430789.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Harrison A. Mills ◽

Joshua Martin ◽

Arnold L. Rheingold ◽

Alexander Spokoyny

Keyword(s):

Direct Oxidation ◽

Radical Species ◽

Boron Cluster ◽

Radical Intermediates ◽

Substitution Chemistry ◽

Indirect Observation ◽

Electronic Environments ◽

Oxidative Generation

<div><div><div><p>We report the first indirect observation and use of boron vertex-centered carboranyl radicals generated by the oxidation of modified carboranyl precursors. These radical intermediates are formed by the direct oxidation of a B−B bond between a boron cluster cage and an exopolyhedral boron-based substituent (e.g., −BF3K, −B(OH)2). The in situ generated radical species are shown to be competent substrates in reactions with oxygen-based radicals, dichalcogenides, and N-heterocycles, yielding the corresponding substituted carboranes containing B−O, B−S, B−Se, B−Te, and B−C bonds. Remarkably, this chemistry tolerates various electronic environments, providing access to facile substitution chemistry at both electron-rich and electron-poor B−H vertices in carboranes.</p></div></div></div>

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A Policy Game in a Virtual World

Gaming and Simulations ◽

10.4018/978-1-60960-195-9.ch401 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 910-927

Author(s):

Martha Garcia-Murillo ◽

Ian MacInnes

Keyword(s):

Virtual Worlds ◽

Real World ◽

Virtual World ◽

Policy Game ◽

Electronic Environments ◽

Learning Principles ◽

Real World Situation

Advances in computing and telecommunications make it possible to take advantage of immersive electronic environments to deliver content. In this chapter we present a policy game to be used in a virtual world. The benefits of this tool are examined using Gee’s learning principles. From this analysis we find that games in virtual worlds enable reflective exploration that helps participants learn from their mistakes. Learning takes place from the content conveyed through the game and through the multimedia immersion that allows students to learn the nuances of these virtual contexts. Because there are no realworld consequences, participants can take risks, provide or receive help from other students, and most importantly, apply this knowledge to a real-world situation. Recommendations are provided to educators to help them exploit the great potential of games while being prepared for the obstacles they will face.

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Copyright Implications for Electronic Resources

Electronic Resource Management in Libraries ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-891-8.ch009 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 145-173

Author(s):

Aline Soules ◽

Donna L. Ferullo

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Copyright Law ◽

Electronic Resources ◽

Electronic Resource ◽

Electronic Environment ◽

Electronic Environments ◽

The Impact

The chapter begins with an examination of the sections of copyright law that impact electronic resource management, and reviews the various laws that have been enacted in recent years to attempt to delineate appropriate uses of information in the electronic environment. In section two, the impact of copyright is discussed in relation to particular types of electronic resources. The unique characteristics and challenges inherent in both access and format are discussed. Section three reports on responses to a series of interview questions the authors posed to librarians working in a wide variety and type of libraries. The goal was to elicit information about how librarians are managing to implement copyright law in the daily reality of their increasingly electronic environments.

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The Role of Learning Styles and Technology

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies ◽

10.4018/jwbltt.2009091504 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 50-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Royce Ann Collins

Keyword(s):

Adult Learners ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Learning Styles ◽

Learning Style ◽

Virtual Space ◽

Classroom Teaching ◽

Initial Learning ◽

Education Today ◽

Electronic Environments

Learning style research has informed effective classroom teaching strategies for decades. Technology has allowed faculty and students to move the learning environment from the four-walled classroom to a fluid global virtual space. Knowledge gained through the application of learning style research to online instruction has enhanced practice; however, research demonstrating the alignment of learning styles with current technological resources has been limited. Learning styles and their interrelationship with technology and adult learners is as important today as initial learning style research was in the six decades after its beginnings in the 1940s. Education today must meet the needs of students who are more comfortable in electronic environments, as well as those who need the four-walled classroom. The ability to use learning style research to accomplish both will lead to enhanced student learning and a more productive experience.

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Is Searching the Internet Really Different? Search Process Models for Two Electronic Environments

Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS / Actes du congrès annuel de l'ACSI ◽

10.29173/cais433 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

ELizabeth Logan ◽

Lori L. Driscoll-Eagan

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Process Models ◽

The Internet ◽

Search Process ◽

Florida State University ◽

State University ◽

Information Studies ◽

Electronic Environments ◽

Basic Course

A pilot study devised to explore factors contributing to searcher persistence in varying electronic environments was conducted in the usability lab at the School of Information Studies at Florida State University in the summer and fall of 1997. Subjects were students who claimed some knowledge of WWW searching and students who had completed a basic course in traditional electronic searching.

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A Policy Game in a Virtual World

Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-808-6.ch028 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 489-507

Author(s):

Martha Garcia-Murillo ◽

Ian MacInnes

Keyword(s):

Virtual Worlds ◽

Real World ◽

Virtual World ◽

Policy Game ◽

Electronic Environments ◽

Learning Principles ◽

Real World Situation

Advances in computing and telecommunications make it possible to take advantage of immersive electronic environments to deliver content. In this chapter we present a policy game to be used in a virtual world. The benefits of this tool are examined using Gee’s learning principles. From this analysis we find that games in virtual worlds enable reflective exploration that helps participants learn from their mistakes. Learning takes place from the content conveyed through the game and through the multimedia immersion that allows students to learn the nuances of these virtual contexts. Because there are no realworld consequences, participants can take risks, provide or receive help from other students, and most importantly, apply this knowledge to a real-world situation. Recommendations are provided to educators to help them exploit the great potential of games while being prepared for the obstacles they will face.

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