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Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds

Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds

David Griol, Zoraida Callejas
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 14
ISSN: 2473-537X|EISSN: 2473-5388|EISBN13: 9781522506256|DOI: 10.4018/IJVAR.2017010103
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Griol, David, and Zoraida Callejas. "Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds." IJVAR vol.1, no.1 2017: pp.29-42. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVAR.2017010103

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Griol, D. & Callejas, Z. (2017). Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds. International Journal of Virtual and Augmented Reality (IJVAR), 1(1), 29-42. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVAR.2017010103

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Griol, David, and Zoraida Callejas. "Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds," International Journal of Virtual and Augmented Reality (IJVAR) 1, no.1: 29-42. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVAR.2017010103

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Abstract

Social Virtual Worlds are increasingly being used in education, as their flexibility can be exploited in order to create heterogeneous groups from all over the world who can collaborate synchronously in different virtual spaces. In this paper, the authors describe the potential of virtual worlds as an educative tool to teach and learn abstract concepts by means of programmable 3D objects. They describe the main experiences carried out recently in the application of these technologies in transnational educational activities that combine the Moodle learning resources and programmable 3D objects in the Second Life virtual world.

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