Communication is one of the main elements in the educational process and the non-verbal communication including eye blink, which is one of the key non-verbal method, owns the highest portion of the communication. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of eye blink in the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The eye blink is introduced in the VLE and the role of the eye blinking in t...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of delivering the core curriculum of an introductory neuroscience course using a software application referred to as a virtual learning interface (VLI). The performance of students in a virtual learning environment (VLE) is compared with that of students in a conventional lecture hall in which the same lecturer presented the same material. This study was n...

The research objective of this essay is integrating multi agent systems (MAS) into networked 3D virtual learning environments (VLE). Integrating a multi agent system with a 3D virtual learning environment allows abstracting from the peculiarities of interacting with the virtual environment, so designers may focus on the pedagogical problem to solve. The focus of this research is specifically on...

This paper will discuss work carried out during the VICTEC (Virtual ICT with Empathic Characters) and ECIRCUS (Education through Characters with emotionalIntelligence and Role-playing Capabilities that Understand Social interaction) projects, and on the FearNot! immersive virtual learning environment (VLE). The design motivations of the FearNot ! application will be discussed and subsequent exp...

This paper intends to introduce a game-based 3D Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to second graders. The impetus arose from the need to make learning in mathematics more effective and interesting through multimedia. Applied in a game, the basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are expected to performed by learners as they represent themselves ...

This study reports on the effects of the combined use of an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and a virtual learning environment (VLE) on mathematics performance and motivation. Lessons taught with an IWB were made available on the VLE, so that they could be consulted regardless of time and place. Students’ mathematics performance was monitored during one school year and their motivation for mathema...

Designing effective learning experience in virtual learning environment (VLE) can be supported by learning analytics (LA) through explicit feedback on how learning design (LD) influences students’ engagement, satisfaction and performance. Marrying LA with LD not only puts existing pedagogical theories in instructional design to the test with actual learning data, but also provides the context o...

The 21st Century is driven by the enrolment of the industry 4.0 to a society 4.0. The concept of being digitally connected in human-machine-networks is more and more spread over the entire society. Smart Cities, eGovernment and quantified-self movements are only some of the key phrases. Physical reality and virtuality increasingly melt together and international teams collaborate across the glo...