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ERIC Number: EJ606747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
The Notion of Presence in Virtual Learning Environments: What Makes the Environment "Real".
Jelfs, Anne; Whitelock, Denise
British Journal of Educational Technology, v31 n2 p145-52 Apr 2000
Examines the role of virtual environments as conceptual learning tools in science at the United Kingdom Open University and the notion of presence, or reality. Interviews with competent computer users about their feelings of presence when using virtual environments indicate that audio feedback and ease of navigation are important. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Navigation (Information Systems), Virtual Reality
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Users; Conceptual Analysis; Open University (Great Britain); Reality
Note: Issue theme: Intelligent Information and Communications Technology for Education and Training in the 21st Century.