AACE-Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds
| Title: | Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds (ID: CSD5429) | | Author(s): | David M. Antonacci (The University of Kansas Medical Center) and Nellie Modaress (The University of Kansas Medical Center) | | Source: | AACE-Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (04/01/2008) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | Educational games and simulations can engage students in higher-level cognitive thinking, such as interpreting, analyzing, discovering, evaluating, acting, and problem solving. Recent technical advances in multiplayer, user-created virtual worlds have significantly expanded the capabilities of user interaction and development within these simulated worlds. This ability to develop and interact with your own simulated world offers many new and exciting educational possibilities. This article explores the technical capabilities and educational potential of these new worlds. Additionally, it presents and illustrates a model, which uses interaction combinations, to identify course content and topics having educational applications in virtual worlds. | | View this resource: | |
Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating
| Title: | Technology and Plagiarism in the University: Brief Report of a Trial in Detecting Cheating (ID: CSD3612) | | Author(s): | Diane Johnson (University of California, Santa Barbara), Rob Patton (University of California, Santa Barbara), Bruce Bimber (University of California, Santa Barbara), Kevin Almeroth (University of California, Santa Barbara), and George Michaels (University of California, Santa Barbara) | | Source: | AACE-Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2004) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | This article reports the results of a trial of automated detection of term-paper plagiarism in a large, introductory undergraduate class. The trial was premised on the observation that college students exploit information technology extensively to cheat on papers and assignments, but for the most part university faculty have employed few technological techniques to detect cheating. Topics covered include the decision to adopt electronic means for screening student papers, strategic concerns regarding deterrence versus detection of cheating, the technology employed to detect plagiarism, student outcomes, and the results of a survey of student attitudes about the experience. The article advances the thesis that easily-adopted techniques not only close a sophistication gap associated with computerized cheating, but can place faculty in a stronger position than they have ever enjoyed historically with regard to the deterrence and detection of some classes of plagiarism. | | View this resource: | |
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