Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning
Virtual worlds (VWs) have been present in higher education for more than a decade but have regained substantial traction in recent years as a result of COVID-19 and the metaverse hype. Nonetheless, facilitating peer exchange and social interaction in VWs in higher education has not been sufficiently...
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| author | Heidi Rinn Ricarda Schlimbach Susanne Robra-Bissantz Daniel Markgraf |
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| description | Virtual worlds (VWs) have been present in higher education for more than a decade but have regained substantial traction in recent years as a result of COVID-19 and the metaverse hype. Nonetheless, facilitating peer exchange and social interaction in VWs in higher education has not been sufficiently researched nor is specific design knowledge available. Therefore, we derive design principles systematically by collecting design requirements based on scientific contributions on VWs, encompassing the instructor viewpoint, before turning them into meta-requirements that we then merge to design principles. We translate these into tangible design features instantiated in a genuine VW teaching unit with master students. The evaluation in focus group interviews after the application of our design knowledge demonstrates the theoretical and practical value of our contribution to strengthening social interaction in distance learning settings from teachers’ and learners’ perspectives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1b0ae8c4b49453597f9035ae83d99de2023-10-25T12:11:40ZdeuFernUniversität HagenE-learning and Education1860-74702023-10-01152 Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance LearningHeidi Rinn0Ricarda Schlimbach1Susanne Robra-Bissantz2Daniel Markgraf3AKAD UniversityHochschule HeilbronnTechnische Universität BraunschweigAKAD UniversityVirtual worlds (VWs) have been present in higher education for more than a decade but have regained substantial traction in recent years as a result of COVID-19 and the metaverse hype. Nonetheless, facilitating peer exchange and social interaction in VWs in higher education has not been sufficiently researched nor is specific design knowledge available. Therefore, we derive design principles systematically by collecting design requirements based on scientific contributions on VWs, encompassing the instructor viewpoint, before turning them into meta-requirements that we then merge to design principles. We translate these into tangible design features instantiated in a genuine VW teaching unit with master students. The evaluation in focus group interviews after the application of our design knowledge demonstrates the theoretical and practical value of our contribution to strengthening social interaction in distance learning settings from teachers’ and learners’ perspectives.https://www.eleed.de/archive/se2023/5791/e-learningvirtual worldfishbowlsocial interactiondesign science |
| spellingShingle | Heidi Rinn Ricarda Schlimbach Susanne Robra-Bissantz Daniel Markgraf Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning E-learning and Education e-learning virtual world fishbowl social interaction design science |
| title | Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning |
| title_full | Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning |
| title_fullStr | Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning |
| title_short | Fostering Academic Peer Exchange in Distance Learning |
| title_sort | fostering academic peer exchange in distance learning |
| topic | e-learning virtual world fishbowl social interaction design science |
| url | https://www.eleed.de/archive/se2023/5791/ |
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