Title :
Context-Aware Virtual Laboratory for Teaching Computer Networks: A Proposal in the 3D OpenSim Environment
Author :
Voss, Gleizer Bierhalz ; Nunes, Felipe Becker ; Muhlbeier, Andreia R. K. ; Medina, Roseclea Duarte
Author_Institution :
Programa de Pos-Grad. em Inf. (PPGI), Univ. Fed. de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Brazil
Abstract :
Technological advances have created new possibilities in education, requiring the development of new pedagogical practices that contribute to the process of teaching and learning. This paper presents a proposal for the construction of an immersive virtual laboratory of computer networks in 3D OpenSim environment. The main advantages of the proposal are the development and the treatment of issues related to context-aware computing, such as: cognitive styles, technology used, analysis of learning, expertise and quality of context. The prototype of this laboratory is currently in development, with some positive partial results.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer networks; computer science education; laboratories; teaching; ubiquitous computing; virtual reality; 3D OpenSim environment; cognitive styles; computer networks teaching; context expertise; context quality; context-aware computing; context-aware virtual laboratory; immersive virtual laboratory; learning analysis; learning process; pedagogical practices; teaching process; technology use; Computer networks; Context; Context-aware services; Education; Games; Laboratories; Proposals; Context-Awareness; Education; Network Virtual Laboratory; OpenSim; Virtual Worlds;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual and Augmented Reality (SVR), 2013 XV Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cuiaba
DOI :
10.1109/SVR.2013.46
