3-D virtual worlds are increasing in popularity as a means of pedagogical delivery in higher education. In this research, we assess the relative effectiveness of a 3-D virtual world learning environment, Second Life, and traditional face-to-face learning environment. We also assess the efficacy of instructional strategies in these two learning environments and their effects on interactivity, pe...

This paper presents a description of an interactive satellite TV based mobile learning (STV-ML) framework, in which a satellite TV station is used as an integral part of a comprehensive interactive mobile learning (M-Learning) environment. The proposed framework assists in building a reliable, efficient, and cost-effective environment to meet the growing demands of M-Learning all over the world...

Squeak Etoys is a free software program and media-rich authoring system with a user-friendly visual interface. The software is designed to help six to twelve year-old students learn through interaction and collaboration, and comes preinstalled on XO laptop computers. The goal of the One Laptop Per Child initiative is to create novel educational opportunities for the world’s children by providin...

The development of new interactive technologies inevitably has an impact on education and entertainment. This paper describes a virtual learning environment to support and improve day-to-day teaching for short age children. We introduce a 3D playground where children find personalized aspects depending on their ages and tastes. The edutainment environment incorporates a series of difficulty lev...

In recent years, the development of e-learning is very rapid. E-learning is an attractive and efficient way for computer education. Student interaction and collaboration also plays an important role in e-learning. In this paper, a collaborative web-based e-learning environment is presented. A wide range of interactive and collaborative methods are integrated into a web-based environment. This e...

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University "Valahia" Targoviste, Romania, 2 Department of Continuing Education, University “Pierre et Marie Curie”, Paris, France Abstract: Higher education is facing a challenge to meet new demands for the next century. The engineering education must keep same innovation-rate like research and technology progress. Many experts consider that educational ped...