Title :
Creating an innovative generic virtual learning lab
Author :
Gaber, Abdo ; Naseef, Omnia A. ; Abdelbaki, Nashwa
Author_Institution :
Center for Inf. Sci., Nile Univ. Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract :
The use of multimedia technology and gamification has offered an alternative way of delivering information in education. Interactive Multimedia has the potential to revolutionize the way we work, learn and communicate. With gamification and interactive multimedia, the learning process becomes active, not passive and it ensures that users are doing, not simply watching. Also the Laboratory has a great role in enhancing students´ skills as it is a vital environment of a variety of activities and experiments in which science is delivered. In this paper we introduce our concept of designing a Generic Virtual Lab (GVL) and its architecture. GVL is an interactive learning environment to be used mainly by children or students of ages 8-15 to increase their understanding of some difficult subjects. It is a comprehensive easy-to-use architecture that also enables teachers to create labs and experiments in different fields and subjects to ease the way of education.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; multimedia computing; easy-to-use architecture; education; gamification; gaming technology; innovative generic virtual learning lab; interactive learning environment; interactive multimedia; multimedia technology; Chemicals; Computer architecture; Education; Laboratories; Multimedia communication; Streaming media; Children Education; Gaming Technology; Interactive Multimedia; Virtual Environment; Virtual Laboratory;
Conference_Titel :
Computer and Information Technology (WCCIT), 2013 World Congress on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0460-0
DOI :
10.1109/WCCIT.2013.6618679