Journal of Interactive Learning Research
October 2017 Volume 28, Number 4
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 9
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Editorial: How Real-Virtual-Relationships Impact Learning
Kristine E. Pytash & Richard E. Ferdig, Kent State University, United States
Technology has changed how we interact with others. This is not a recent phenomenon; one could argue that technology has always has impacted how we engage with ourselves and our community. For... More
pp. 309-313
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Reimagining Health and Disability Through Relationships in Virtual Worlds
Donna Davis, University of Oregon, United States; Derek Moscato, Western Washington University, United States
This study explores how visual narratives stemming from the experience of healthy embodiment in social virtual worlds, especially for individuals living with chronic disease or disability, both... More
pp. 315-340
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The impact of eWriters on literacy motivation, self-efficacy, and the real-virtual-relationships between parents and teachers
Richard E. Ferdig, Kristine E. Pytash, Karl W. Kosko, Riza Memis, Kelli Ryan & John Dunlosky, Kent State University, United States
This study set out to examine two important aspects of the use of eWriters by early elementary students. First, it explored the impact of eWriters on literacy motivation and self-efficacy of... More
pp. 341-357
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Conversations with Freudbot in Second Life: Mining the Virtuality of Relationship
Bob Heller, Athabasca University, Canada
The unstructured conversations of students who chatted with Freudbot in his Second Life virtual office over a 32 month period were examined in order to better understand the nature of the virtual... More
pp. 359-370
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Examination of a Social-Networking Site Activities Scale (SNSAS) Using Rasch Analysis
Hassan Alhaythami & Aryn Karpinski, Kent State University, United States; Paul Kirschner, Open University of the Netherlands, Netherlands; Edward Bolden, Case Western Reserve University, United States
This study examined the psychometric properties of a social-networking site (SNS) activities scale (SNSAS) using Rasch Analysis. Items were also examined with Rasch Principal Components Analysis ... More
pp. 371-395
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“I’ve had conversations that have gone on for hours”: A portrait of an autistic youth’s online relationship building.
William Kist & Kate Morgan, Kent State University, United States
This article examines what that immersion in virtual worlds has looked like for Jason (a pseudonym), a 21-year-old person diagnosed on the autism spectrum who has participated in virtual games... More
pp. 397-416
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Hands Across the Pond: Transatlantic Collaboration Through a Mobile Phone App
Clarice Moran, Kennesaw State University, United States
Preservice teachers need opportunities to understand the special needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) before they begin to teach them, yet frequently their exposure is limited to a journal... More
pp. 417-437
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The Virtual Mentor: Harnessing the Power of Technology to Connect College and Career Ready Leaders
Matthew Ohlson & Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida, United States; Justin Lerman, University of North Florida, Doctoral Student, United States; Amanda Pascale, University of North Florida, United States
Research shows that mentoring is a way to enhance learning teaching and learning outcomes. CAMP (Collegiate Achievement Mentoring Program) Osprey is a mentoring program where collegiate students... More
pp. 439-457
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Effects of Pedagogical Agent Gestures on Social Acceptance and Learning: Virtual Real Relationships in an Elementary Foreign Language Classroom
Robert Davis, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea (South); Pavlo Antonenko, University of Florida, United States
Pedagogical agents (PAs) are lifelike characters in virtual environments that help facilitate learning through social interactions and the virtual real relationships with the learners. This study... More
pp. 459-480
