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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Analysing the Suitability of Virtual Worlds for Direct Instruction and Individual Learning Activities
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Zarraonandia, Telmo; Francese, Rita; Passero, Ignazio; Diaz, Paloma; Tortora, Genoveffa – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2014
Despite several researchers reporting evidence that 3D Virtual Worlds can be used to effectively support educational processes in recent years, the integration of this technology in real learning processes is not as commonplace as in other educational technologies. Instructional designers have to balance the cost associated with the development of…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Direct Instruction, Individual Instruction, Learning Activities
A 3D Serious City Building Game on Waste Disposal
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Cuccurullo, Stefania; Francese, Rita; Passero, Ignazio; Tortora, Genoveffa – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2013
The environmental priority requires structural interventions that will be effective in the long period only if they are accompanied by modifications of behaviors, orientations and beliefs, specially investing in the new generations. This paper presents a 3D Virtual World serious game named Pappi World, designed according to pedagogical theories…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Educational Technology