A Conceptual Framework for Mediated Environments

Mark Childs

Educational Research Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 2010) pp. 197–213

Background: Immersive virtual worlds are one of a range of different platforms that can be grouped under the concept of mediated environments, i.e. environments that create a metaphorical space in which participants can position themselves and be...

Videoconferencing in Theatre and Performance Studies

Mark Childs; Jay Dempster

International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Vol. 4, No. 1 (Apr 01, 2003)

Previous reports in this series have indicated the growing acceptance of video-conferencing in education delivery. The current report compares a series of video-conferencing methods in an activity requiring precision of expression and communication: ...

In-World Behaviors and Learning in a Virtual World

Larysa Nadolny; Mark Childs

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments Vol. 5, No. 4 (October 2014) pp. 17–28

Educational virtual worlds can give students opportunities that would not otherwise be possible in face-to-face settings. The SciEthics Interactive simulations allow learners to conduct scientific research and practice ethical decision-making within ...

But a Walking Shadow: Designing, Performing and Learning on the Virtual Stage

Iryna Kuksa; Mark Childs

Learning, Media and Technology Vol. 35, No. 3 (September 2010) pp. 275–291

For hundreds of years, the "remediation" of reality has been built into all technologies of representation. Although taken as a whole, the available information enables a qualitative assessment of the history of multimedia and their influences on...

Shared spaces in a 'safe' urban jungle: Juggling pedagogical goals and student needs and expectations

Graham Steventon; Paul Grove; Mark Childs

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2008 (2008) pp. 975–982

"This above All: To Thine Own Self Be True"--Ethical Considerations and Risks in Conducting Higher Education Learning Activities in the Virtual World "Second Life" [TM]

Mark Childs; H Lori Schnieders; Gweno Williams

Interactive Learning Environments Vol. 20, No. 3 (2012) pp. 253–269

Using virtual worlds as media for learning and teaching gives rise to the potential for many unique ethical problems. Some of these arise due to the nature of the engagement with these virtual worlds, in which the students create a virtual...

The creation of digital artefacts as a mechanism to engage students in studying literature

Geoff Walton; Mark Childs; Gordana Jugo

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 50, No. 3 (May 2019) pp. 1060–1086

The aim of the project was to motivate school students to learn about the national literature of their own and others’ countries. Engagement was fostered via the creation of digital artefacts (or “e‐artefacts”) such as online comic strips, live...

Fostering institutional change through learning leadership – a study of stories of adaptation in blended and flexible learning and distance education.

Merilyn Childs; Mike Keppell; Mark Brown; Carole Hunter; Natasha Hard; Helen Hughes

ASCILITE - Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Annual Conference 2011 (2011) pp. 220–226