Combining Face-to-Face Learning with Online Learning in Virtual Worlds

• Published in: European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL)
• Main Authors: Berns, Anke, Gonzalez-Pardo, Antonio, Camacho, David
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) 2012
• Subjects: Blended Learning; College Students; Computer Simulation; Computer Software; Educational Technology; Foreign Countries; German; Learning Motivation; Online Courses; Second Language Instruction; Spain; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Video Games; Virtual Classrooms; Spain

This paper focuses on the development of videogame-like applications in a 3D virtual environment as a complement to the face-to-face teaching and learning. With the changing role of teaching and learning and the increasing use of "blended learning," instructors are increasingly expected to...