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Lucas Horton
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A Study of Learning and Motivation in a New Media Enriched Environment for Middle School Science
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Justin Olmanson; Paul Toprac
Educational Technology Research and Development Vol. 59, No. 2 (April 2011) pp. 249–265
This study examines middle school students' learning and motivation as they engaged in a new media enriched problem-based learning (PBL) environment for middle school science. Using a mixed-method design with both quantitative and qualitative data,...
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Making Learning Fun Through a Ludic Simulation
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Jina Kang; Royce Kimmons; Jaejin Lee
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2013 (Jun 24, 2013) p. 2535
The purpose of this paper is to describe a ludic simulation designed for middle school space science and examine students’ experiences with it in an attempt to explore the value of ludic simulations in education and better understand how such...
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Using a Game-Based Approach to Design a Rich Media Learning Environment
Min Liu; Jason Rosenblum; Lucas Horton; Jina Kang
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2014 (Jun 23, 2014) pp. 326–338
Given the growing popularity of digital games as a form of entertainment, educators are interested in exploring using digital games as a tool to facilitate learning. The purpose of this study is to examine game-based learning by describing a...
Topics: interactive learning environments, Exemplary Projects, Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems
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Engaging Learners through Interactive Media: Findings and Implications from a Technology Enhanced Problem-Based Learning Environment
Lucas Horton; Min Liu; Justin Olmanson; Paul Toprac
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2011 (Oct 05, 2011)
In this paper we explore students' engagement in a new media enhanced problem-based learning (PBL) environment and investigate the characteristics of these environments that facilitate learning. We investigated both student experiences using a new...
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An Exploration of Mashups and Their Potential Educational Uses
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Justin Olmanson; Pei-Yu Wang
Computers in the Schools Vol. 25, No. 3 (October 2008) pp. 243–258
A Web mashup is an application that combines data and functionality from more than one source. By bringing disparate data together in ways that enable users to do new things or accomplish common tasks with newfound efficiency, mashups are rapidly...
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Web 2.0 in Higher Education: Levels of Awareness and Patterns of Use
Min Liu; Justin Olmanson; Michael Anderson; Lucas Horton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2011 (Jun 27, 2011) pp. 3082–3092
Web 2.0 technologies are increasingly being incorporated into facets of everyday life, the workplace, and academic settings. Educators are exploring the possibilities and opportunities that these technologies can offer. While there is much...
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Motivational Multimedia: Examining Students' Learning and Motivation as They Use a Multimedia Enriched Learning Environment
Min Liu; Justin Olmanson; Lucas Horton; Paul Toprac
Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2011 (Oct 05, 2011)
This study examines middle school students' learning and motivation as they engaged in a multimedia enriched problem-based learning (PBL) environment for middle school science. Using a mixed-method design with both quantitative and qualitative data, ...
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A Multimedia Enriched Problem-Based Learning Environment: Our Research and Development Experiences
Lucas Horton; Min Liu; Sa Liu; Jina Kang; Jeff Hodson; Wenting Zou
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2016 (Jun 28, 2016) pp. 1544–1558
The purpose of this paper is to describe a problem-based learning environment designed for sixth grade learners, known as Alien Rescue (AR), and to summarize recent research relating to it. The design of the program is based on existing research in ...
Topics: interactive learning environments, Exemplary Projects, Multimedia/Hypermedia Systems
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Creating a Multimedia Enhanced Problem-Based Learning Environment for Middle School Science: Voices from the Developers
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Jaejin Lee; Jina Kang; Jason Rosenblum; Matthew O'Hair; Chu-Wei Lu
Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning Vol. 8, No. 1 (March 2014) pp. 80–91
This paper describes the design and development process used to create Alien Rescue, a multimedia-enhanced learning environment that supports problem-based learning (PBL) in middle school science. The goal of the project is to further our...
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Students’ Problem Solving as Mediated by Their Cognitive Tool Use: A Study of Tool Use Patterns
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Stephanie Corliss; Marilla Svinicki; Treavor Bogard; JungIn Kim; Hyeseung Maria Chang
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2007 (Jun 25, 2007) pp. 3644–3652
The purpose of this study is to use multiple data sources, both objective and subjective, to capture students' thinking process as they were engaged in problem-solving process, examine the cognitive tool use patterns, and understand what tools were...
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Using a Web Enhanced, Inquiry-Based Learning Module to Increase Cultural Awareness Among Middle School Students
Min Liu; Shih-Ting Lee; Hyeseung Chang; Tomoko Trapahgan; Lucas Horton
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 1408–1415
The challenges of teaching cultural issues about East Asian countries include 1) lack of visually enriched materials available, and 2) lack of sufficient knowledge by the teachers. Given the current trend towards a global economy, there is an...
Topics: Culture, Middle School Education
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An Enabling Architecture for Conducting Design-Based Research
Lucas Horton; Min Liu; Royce Kimmons; Jason Rosenblum; Michael Anderson; Paul Toprac; Jaejin Lee
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 3356–3366
This paper describes the development of a technology-enhanced learning environment, Alien Rescue, which has been modified specifically to support approaches for conducting design-based research (DBR). DBR is an approach to research that emphasizes...
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Designing Interactive Multimedia to Promote Cultural Awareness Among Middle School Social Studies Students
Lucas Horton; Min Liu; Damien Brockmann; Hyeseung Chang; Ivonne Gibbs; Shih-Ting Lee; Tomoko Traphagan
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2006 (June 2006) pp. 2829–2834
This presentation describes the development of an interactive multimedia learning environment called Not Just Sushi to support inquiry-based learning in sixth grade Social Studies classrooms. The goals of the project are to enhance appreciation...
Topics: Middle School Education, Instructional Design, Interaction, Multimedia, Social Studies
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Designing a New Media Enhanced Learning Environment: Our Development Model
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Jaejin Lee; Jina Kang; Sa Liu; Ryan Myers; Amy Maxwell
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2015 (Jun 22, 2015) pp. 171–181
In this paper, we describe the design and development process used to create Alien Rescue, a new media-enhanced learning environment that supports problem-based learning (PBL) in middle school science. A unique characteristic of the project is that ...
Topics: Exemplary Projects, Multimedia/Hypermedia Applications
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The Design and Development of a Media Rich Learning Environment: A Learners-as-Designers model
Min Liu; Lucas Horton; Royce Kimmons; Michael Anderson; Jaejin Lee; Jason Rosenblum; Paul Toprac; Yin Li; Woonhee Sung
World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2010 (Jun 29, 2010) pp. 213–222
To help students learn the critical thinking skills and the essential strategies for being engaged citizens in a technology- and media-suffused 21st century, digital technologies are often used to create enriched learning environments. Although...