Search results for author:"Janet Liou Mark"
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Learning Geosciences in Virtual Worlds: Engaging Students in Real-World Experiences
Reneta Lansiquot; Janet Liou-Mark; Reginald Blake
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 658–664
An educational research study explored the use of virtual worlds to facilitate student learning in the geosciences. A Second Life island was designed, and we programmed modules covering concepts related to mountain weather and sea breeze to be used...
Topics: Science Education, Games & Simulations
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Experiencing the Impossible: Designing Virtual Modules in the Geosciences
Reneta Lansiquot; Reginald Blake; Janet Liou-Mark; Brian Vant-Hull
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 4142–4145
As part of a recent project entitled “Creating and Sustaining Diversity in the Geo-Sciences among Students and Teachers in the Urban and Coastal Environment of New York City” three-dimensional virtual modules will be created in Second Life to teach...