virtual campus in the context of an educational virtual city
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Presentation for Ed-Media conference. By: Mikhail Fominykh Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland NTNU, Norway Mikhail Morozov Alexey Gerasimov MarSTU, RussiaTRANSCRIPT
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Virtual Campus in the Context of an Educational Virtual City
Mikhail FominykhEkaterina Prasolova-Førland
NTNU, Norway
Mikhail MorozovAlexey Gerasimov
MarSTU, Russia
23.06.2009, Honolulu
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Virtual Cities and Virtual Worlds
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Idea Learning
tools
EducationalVirtual City
Citycontext
Web 2.0tools
Social virtualworlds lack in
connectingvirtual and real
Virtual citieslack in learningand socializing
support
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Social software
Virtual City of Yoshkar-Ola (VCYO)
Learning toolsCity context
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Case study
• Direct observation• Archival records
– Chat– Notes with comments– Photo-sharing– Path recordings– Social network
• Essays and questionnaire
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Navigation
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Community network
• Social networking – Profiles, friend lists, blogs
• List of online users• Text chat
– Global, local and personal• Notes and photos
– Posting and commenting
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Virtual places
• Meeting place– Announcements
and notes – Resources
• Exhibition– Attracting interest– Discussing the
exhibition online
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Virtual lecture
• Place– Auditorium; – Slide show, web
browser and video;– Text-chat;
• Foreign lecturer• Discussion• Feedback
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Campus + City
PlacesVirtual campus
Citycontext
Hanging out
Festivals
Games
History
Architecture
Culture
SpaceResources
L
S
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Appearance
• Points of interest– Creating familiar
atmosphere
• Places for learning and socialising – Serving specific
goals
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Atmosphere
• Accurate design• Music and Sounds• ‘Alive’ objects and
creatures• Presence of other
users
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Resources and tools
ModelResources
Tools
Exploring Learning Hanging outNetworkingContributing
Learning more
Acquisition
++
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Navigation facilities
• City tours• Transportation routes• Tourist offices• Searchable maps• Social navigation facilities
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Conclusion
• The concept of integrating a virtual campus and a virtual city
• Results of a case study in VCYO
• Guidelines
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Thank you!
Mikhail Fominykh, Ekaterina Prasolova-FørlandNTNU, Norway
Mikhail Morozov, Alexey GerasimovMarSTU, Russia
E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.slideshare.net/mfominykh/VCYO: http://virtyola.ru/