An Informal Methodology for Teaching Through Virtual Worlds

2017 ◽  
pp. 163-180
Author(s):  
Claudio Pacchiega
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Educational Marketing ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Social Media Tools

The target of this chapter is to provide an insight on an informal methodology exploiting the strongest possibilities of Virtual Reality worlds (supported by a full usage of other web-based and social media tools), as a viable effective and rewarding tool both for teachers and students to assist in Educational classes on many teaching subjects. This is shown using a practical example effectively performed in Summer 2016. The goal is obtained using already established methodologies like Flipped Classroom, Educational Marketing, Gamification, Cooperative Learning. The result is quite attractive and immersive and easy to organize and use even by teachers not too technically experts.

Embodied well-being through two media technologies: Virtual reality and social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 1734-1749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaylee Payne Kruzan ◽  
Andrea Stevenson Won
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Embodied Experiences

How the body is perceived through media is key to many well-being interventions. Researchers have examined the effects of platforms on users’ self-perceptions, including immersive virtual reality, nonimmersive virtual worlds, and social media such as Facebook. In this article, we use several conceptions of levels of embodiment to compare empirical work on the effects of virtual reality and social media as they relate to perceptions and conceptions of the self and body. We encourage social media researchers to utilize research on embodiment in virtual reality to help frame the effects of social media use on well-being. Similarly, researchers in immersive media should consider the opportunities and risks that may arise as embodied experiences become more social. We conclude our discussion with implications for future applications in mental health.

The Use of Virtual Environments for Knowledge Sharing in Distance Learning Education, with a View to Informing Industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 588-602
Author(s):  
Olinkha Gustafson-Pearce ◽  
Susan B. Grant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Social Media Tools

As social media and virtual world technology become increasingly commonplace, this paper considers how educators and industry can leverage the tools and systems of these mediums, to enable engagement and knowledge transfer between parties, with a view to informing industry from the lessons learnt. Virtual Worlds have become an extremely powerful phenomenon with millions of users. Businesses are only now beginning to acknowledge the benefits of using virtual worlds to enhance employee and supplier collaboration and to support new ideas and innovation through knowledge sharing across functions and organizational boundaries. Many businesses are still trying to understand the various implications of integrating internal communication systems with social media tools and private collaboration and networking platforms. The KNOWNET project (an EC funded Marie Curie IAPP) seeks to assess the value of virtual worlds and social networking for knowledge exchange across supply chains.

Enterprise social media at work: web-based solutions for employee engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 16-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anshu Sharma ◽  
Jyotsna Bhatnagar
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
Respective Field ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Social Networking Tools

Purpose The paper aims to highlight the role of enterprise social media as an internal workplace tool for employee engagement purposes. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a viewpoint on how social media can be used internally by organizations after considering both academic and practitioner literature in the respective field. Findings The paper posits that organizations should move beyond using social networking tools for recruitment and branding purposes and take a step further to use social media tools internally for employee engagement initiatives. It provides practical implications for managers to embrace social media as an engagement tool and to increase employees’ participation on such media. Research limitations/implications The paper provides implications for both researchers and practitioners for using social media as a strategic employee engagement initiative and devising appropriate social media and human resource strategies to do so. Originality/value The paper offers insights into how enterprise social media can be used as an internal communication tool for engaging employees in this technologically connected era.

scholarly journals THE VIEWS OF PH.D. SAUDI STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW TO UTILISE SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS TO SUPPORT LEARNING

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Omar Abdullah Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Saudi Students ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The University

This paper examined the perception of using social media tools to support learning among Ph.D. Saudi students at the University of Glasgow. It also examined the benefits of using social media tools for learning and the important role that these tools can play to facilitate the educational process. Moreover, it examined the barriers they could face during the use of social media tools in the education process. Participants in this study were 3 Ph.D. Saudi students at the University of Glasgow. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data for this study. The results indicate that students, both male and female, are using social media tools and their opinions largely coincide regarding the benefits of and barriers to social media usage. The results pointed out that the major barriers to using these tools in learning were a distraction, privacy, and the lack of available high-speed Internet. The study recommended that this study could be replicated at other Saudi Ph.D. students at different universities to investigate teachers and students' perception to use these modern technologies for learning as well as find out factors and barriers that might affect Saudi teachers and students’ attitudes toward using social media tools for learning.

scholarly journals Using social media to market a promotional event to SMEs: opportunity or wasted effort?

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 76-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Cant
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Plan ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Event Marketing ◽  
Special Event ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

Much has been said about the advantages of using social media in the marketing of brands and products of companies. Marketing, as we knew it in the past millennia, has changed dramatically and is evolving at a faster pace than ever. Traditional media, such as print and broadcast, are becoming more obsolete and largely replaced by social media platforms. These platforms are growing and expanding in leaps and bounds and have become potent instruments of marketing. It is up to organizations to use these platforms to market their brands, services and business, as it can have a profound effect on the success and growth. This is even truer in the case of entrepreneurs who are generally younger and more technology savvy and who use social media for all means and purposes. The purpose of this research study was, therefore, to investigate the use of social media among institutions that focus on specific events such as a business plan competition and to establish to what extent the use of these social media tools were used or effectively used to communicate the event to SMEs. A web-based self-administered questionnaire was distributed among the respondents of a business plan competition. A total of 992 useable responses were received. The findings mainly revealed that institutions that use social media in their marketing drive either do not plan properly for the use of it, or is careless in their approach to these tools. The results pointed to a large number of respondents (55%) who were not even aware that social media tools were used in the promotion of the competition. Keywords: social media, SME, special event marketing, marketing, usage, promotional mix elements, South Africa. JEL Classification: M13

scholarly journals PELATIHAN PENGGUNAAN APLIKASI E-LEARNING BERBASIS WEB DI SD IT IMAM ASY-SYAFI’I PEKANBARU

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Febrizal Alfarasy Syam ◽  
Yuvi Darmayunata ◽  
Lucky Lhaura Van FC
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Community Service ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Video Conference ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Online System ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
The Web

Pengabdian ini dilakukan di SD IT Asy-Syafi’i Pekanbaru, berupa pelatihan untuk guru-guru di lingkungan sekolah terhadap pengelolaan aplikasi e-Learning. Saat ini dalam proses pembelajaran siswa, SDIT Imam Asy-Syafi’i menggunakan sistem daring dengan tools media sosial seperti whatsapp sehingga menyulitkan guru-guru dalam penyampaian materi dan pengumpulan tugas karena guru-guru harus memeriksa satu per satu pesan yang masuk ke whatsapp nya. Pihak sekolah juga tidak menggunakan media video conference seperti zoom, dikarenakan akan memakan banyak kuota siswanya, dan jika kuota siswa habis saat video conference maka siswa akan ketinggalan pelajaran. Oleh karena itu diperlukan media pembelajaran yang dapat mengatasi hal tersebut yaitu sebuah aplikasi e-Learning berbasis web. Dimana, pada aplikasi e-learning berbasis web yang dibuat oleh tim pengabdian akan menyesuaikan kebutuhan SDIT Imam Asy-Syafi’i. Berdasarkan hasil kuesioner, pemahaman guru-guru terhadap penggunaan aplikasi e-learning sudah baik yaitu 85,7% menyatakan paham tentang pengelolaan aplikasi e-learning. Abstract: This service was carried out at SD IT Asy-Syafi'i Pekanbaru, in the form of training for teachers in the school environment in managing e-Learning applications. Currently in the student learning process, SDIT Imam Asy-Syafi'i uses an online system with social media tools such as WhatsApp, making it difficult for teachers to deliver material and collect assignments because teachers have to check one by one the messages that go to their WhatsApp. The school also does not use video conferencing media such as zoom, because it will consume a lot of student quota, and if the student quota runs out during the video conference, students will miss lessons. Therefore we need learning media that can overcome this, namely a web-based e-Learning application. Where, the web-based e-learning application made by the community service team will match the needs of SDIT Imam Asy-Syafi'i. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the teachers' understanding of the use of e-learning applications was good, namely 85.7% stated that they understood the management of e-learning applications.    

Use of Facebook by Foreign Language Instructors

2014 ◽  
pp. 434-458
Author(s):  
Ilknur Istıfcı
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Language Instructors

Nowadays the widespread use of information and communication technologies in every field, especially in education, brings forward the idea of use of them by teachers and students intensively. Although teachers and students are far from each other physically, they communicate thanks to information and communication technologies, learn new information about their lessons, repeat this information, and reinforce what they learn in class. When taking learning and teaching into consideration, learning and teaching do not happen without communication and interaction. The importance of social media tools in information and communication technologies has been increasing in terms of education. Social media tools are generally called as social networking sites. Facebook is the most used and known tool among them. Facebook is a social network that provides communication and information exchange. People who have Internet connection in every part of the world communicate and interact among themselves via this social tool. In other words, people compose virtual social lives for themselves. People in these virtual lives identify themselves, communicate and get along with people who have the same cultural level via the facilities that the Internet provides. This case tries to find out the use of Facebook by language instructors via a questionnaire which was given to 160 English, French, and German language instructors at the School of Foreign Languages, Basic Languages Department of Anadolu University. Findings emerged related to every aim of the study. Some conclusions were drawn from the findings gained in the study. The results of the study revealed that Facebook has been used widely by instructors. There were some differences in the use of Facebook among English, French and German instructors. It was found that English instructors made extensive use of Facebook. Moreover, some instructors were found to create class pages and have some activities like communication, sharing class events, giving homework and sharing videos. Based on the results, the study was concluded by some implications to use Facebook in foreign language learning.

Encouraging Communication Through the Use of Educational Social Media Tools

2018 ◽  
pp. 153-164
Author(s):  
Melissa Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Over the last decade, our society has embraced social networking and web-based and mobile technologies. In an attempt to stay current with social trends, educators have become increasingly interested in how best to harness social media tools to enhance their teaching practices. This paper will explore the use of social media tools, such as Edmodo and Glogster, with 30 Japanese high school exchange students in Sydney, Australia. Given that the classes were homogenous, the teachers' biggest challenge was to create a classroom environment that encouraged students to use English rather than Japanese to communicate with one another. By using social media tools, students were given the opportunity to embrace and explore different technologies while creating a space to communicate with their peers and teachers in English. This article will discuss the types of activities and tasks employed and student and teacher feedback. New technologies continue to emerge and evolve, shaping how our society communicates, works and learns. Educators, in particular, have attempted to harness various aspects of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Given that social networking and web-based and mobile technologies have become an integral part of young people's everyday lives, educators have become increasingly aware of the need to incorporate these social media tools in the learning process. The impetus for the action research presented in this paper was born from a desire to promote English language communication through introducing social media tools, such as Edmodo and Glogster. The aim was to explore how a variety of tasks and activities are employed and received by both students and teachers.

Encouraging Communication through the Use of Educational Social Media Tools

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Social Trends ◽  
Language Communication ◽  
Social Media Tools ◽  
Use Of Social Media

Over the last decade, our society has embraced social networking and web-based and mobile technologies. In an attempt to stay current with social trends, educators have become increasingly interested in how best to harness social media tools to enhance their teaching practices. This paper will explore the use of social media tools, such as Edmodo and Glogster, with 30 Japanese high school exchange students in Sydney, Australia. Given that the classes were homogenous, the teachers' biggest challenge was to create a classroom environment that encouraged students to use English rather than Japanese to communicate with one another. By using social media tools, students were given the opportunity to embrace and explore different technologies while creating a space to communicate with their peers and teachers in English. This article will discuss the types of activities and tasks employed and student and teacher feedback. New technologies continue to emerge and evolve, shaping how our society communicates, works and learns. Educators, in particular, have attempted to harness various aspects of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Given that social networking and web-based and mobile technologies have become an integral part of young people's everyday lives, educators have become increasingly aware of the need to incorporate these social media tools in the learning process. The impetus for the action research presented in this paper was born from a desire to promote English language communication through introducing social media tools, such as Edmodo and Glogster. The aim was to explore how a variety of tasks and activities are employed and received by both students and teachers.

Virtual Reality Interfaces Applied to Web-Based 3D E-Commerce

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unai Elordi ◽  
Alvaro Segura ◽  
Jon Goenetxea ◽  
Aitor Moreno ◽  
Jon Arambarri
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Product Placement ◽  
The Other ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Shopping Experience ◽  
On Line ◽  
Web 3D ◽  
The Web

E-commerce is well established on today’s Internet and has created its own set of techniques for performing and optimizing sales. Traditional shops on the other hand provide a physical space in which decoration and space are relevant. In this paper we present innovative interfaces that join the concepts of real shops and on-line e-commerce in a Web-based virtual reality platform. The idea involves making the e-shopping experience more intuitive, closer to the experience of visiting a real shop, and providing on-line 3D interfaces for the entire process from shop design and product placement to customer experience analysis. We researched traditional marketing and sales techniques and the way they can be transferred to 3D virtual reality environments. Web 3D technologies allow us to implement interactive virtual worlds on the Web, accessible for everyone over different platforms and without special applications or plug-ins.

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