Educational Informatics and Learning Simulations in Second Life
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Exploring Educational Informatics and Learning Simulations in Second Life
TCC 15th Worldwide Online Conference, April 2010
Toni Scribner, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USAAndrew Stricker, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USA
Michael McCrocklin, Air University, Montgomery, AL, USAJeanne Holm, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Educational Informatics
• An interdisciplinary field that blends – technology– learning science– assessment– interactions between natural and virtual learning
systems– informatics science – information, management,
decision, cognitive and computer sciences
• Focuses on information, data and knowledge in education – storage, retrieval and optimal use
Mars Expedition Strategy Challenge
• Federal Virtual World Challenge– Grand Prize winner at GAMETECH 2010
– Blends a virtual simulation with information from external sources (video, bots as intelligent agents)
– Leverages virtual world technology to render the spacecraft & colony when needed & self-cleaning
– Strategy challenge uses four multimedia & assessment workstations & a debriefing station
– Space phenomena and mission launch simulations
Mars Expedition Videos
• The Mars Expedition Trailer – http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=139
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• Mars Expedition Challenge Learning– http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=140
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Hostage Rescue Game
• Operation Rescue Relief Worker Challenge
• Real actors participate as avatars–Mission briefing & objectives
– Voice and text-based intelligence information
– Simulated foreign environment• Special effects
– Assessment of interdependent group work
– How the leadership role is shared within the team
Huffman Prairie
Ayn Rand Space Station
Exploring Educational Informatics and Learning Simulations in Second Life
Andrew Stricker, Mike McCrocklin and Toni Scribner, Air University
Jeanne Holm, NASA
Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University
Visit us in Second Life at these regions: MyBase Zeta
Huffman PrairieHuffman Prairie Omega
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