The main aim of the project World of Physics (founded by ERASMUS +/ KA2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT) is to assist students in better studying and learning physics with the utilization of new educational technologies. Specifically, a 3D virtual reality educational environment will be developed possessing innovative educational infrastructure, and offering immersive and efficient learning opportunities, engaging students in various educational activities, learning scenarios and offering students an attractive, entertaining and efficient way to learn various topics of the challenging domain of physics. The students will have the ability to virtually visit laboratories, perform experiments, explore procedures and phenomena, examine the ways that are conducted and also be guided towards analyzing and explaining them through the scientific method. The virtual educational environment and the laboratories will be designed in a way that supports students to form appropriate mental models of involved concepts, by visualizing them and allowing interactions with the virtual phenomena and processes. When students learn new abstract concepts it is quite hard without appropriate connection to concrete examples. The 3D virtual reality educational environment and the visualization of procedures aim to help students connect abstract concepts and procedures to concrete experiences and examples. Indeed, one of the most vital and promising affordances of the 3D virtual environment is to provide spatial instruction. Also, by teaching the students to study in 3D virtual reality and by using visualization techniques their spatial cognition can be enhanced. The general expected results are the following: O1: Reports on Physics Education in Schools around Europe and the state of the art in 3D Virtual Worlds. O2: Virtual 3D World for Teaching Physics O3: Open Learning Resources for Trainers
L'obiettivo principale del progetto World of Physics (finanziato dal programma ERASMUS +/ KA2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT) è di assistere gli studenti nello studio e nell'apprendimento della fisica con l'ausilio delle nuove tecnologie. In particolare, sarà sviluppato un mondo virtuale 3D dedicato alla formazione dello studente che integra una infrastruttura educativa innovativa capace di offrire una esperienza immersiva. Il mondo 3D coinvolgerà lo studente in varie attività educative e scenari di apprendimento e gli offrirà un modo nuovo, divertente e stimolante per imparare diversi argomenti di fisica. Lo studente potrà visitare laboratori virtuali, eseguire esperimenti, esplorare procedure e fenomeni, esaminare i modi di conduzione degli esperimenti ed essere guidato nell'analisi e spiegazione attraverso il metodo scientifico. L'ambiente educativo virtuale e i laboratori saranno progettati in modo che lo studente possa creare dei modelli mentali dei concetti da imparare e successivamente visualizzarli attraverso l'interazione dei fenomeni e dei processi nel mondo simulato. L'apprendimento di nuovi concetti astratti risulterà quindi più semplice grazie alla connessione con esempi concreti. L'ambiente educativo in realtà virtuale 3D e la visualizzazione delle procedure aiuterà lo studente a connettere i concetti astratti appresi ad esperienze concrete ed esempi. Uno dei principali e più promettenti vantaggi dei mondi virtuali 3D è infatti quello di fornire istruzioni spaziali; insegnando agli studenti il metodo di studio in mondi virtuali 3D e ad utilizzare tecniche di visualizzazione, la loro cognizione spaziale sarà arricchita. I risultati attesi sono i seguenti: O1: Report sull'educazione della fisica nelle scuole europee e stato dell'arte sui mondi virtuali 3D O2: Mondi virtuali 3D per l'insegnamento della fisica O3: Risorse educative open per gli insegnanti
World of Physics
Mario Allegra;
2016
Abstract
The main aim of the project World of Physics (founded by ERASMUS +/ KA2 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PROJECT) is to assist students in better studying and learning physics with the utilization of new educational technologies. Specifically, a 3D virtual reality educational environment will be developed possessing innovative educational infrastructure, and offering immersive and efficient learning opportunities, engaging students in various educational activities, learning scenarios and offering students an attractive, entertaining and efficient way to learn various topics of the challenging domain of physics. The students will have the ability to virtually visit laboratories, perform experiments, explore procedures and phenomena, examine the ways that are conducted and also be guided towards analyzing and explaining them through the scientific method. The virtual educational environment and the laboratories will be designed in a way that supports students to form appropriate mental models of involved concepts, by visualizing them and allowing interactions with the virtual phenomena and processes. When students learn new abstract concepts it is quite hard without appropriate connection to concrete examples. The 3D virtual reality educational environment and the visualization of procedures aim to help students connect abstract concepts and procedures to concrete experiences and examples. Indeed, one of the most vital and promising affordances of the 3D virtual environment is to provide spatial instruction. Also, by teaching the students to study in 3D virtual reality and by using visualization techniques their spatial cognition can be enhanced. The general expected results are the following: O1: Reports on Physics Education in Schools around Europe and the state of the art in 3D Virtual Worlds. O2: Virtual 3D World for Teaching Physics O3: Open Learning Resources for TrainersI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


