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This study explores how virtual environments and artificial intelligence can enhance university students' learning experiences, with particular attention to the digital preferences of Generation Z. An experiment was conducted at the Faculty…

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Virtual Reality has become an important educational tool, due to the pandemic and increasing globalization of education. This paper presents a framework for teaching Virtual Anatomy at the university level. Virtual classes have become a…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-03-07 Joaquim Jorge , Pedro Belchior , Abel Gomes , Maurício Sousa , João Pereira , Jean-François Uhl

The growth of Internet has led to new approaches for distance education. The main mechanisms involved in this process are distance learning and distance evaluation. Distance learning have multiple forms, from browsing and finding…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2014-06-03 Stefan Gheorghe Pentiuc , Felicia Giza , Ovidiu Andrei Schipor

This study evaluates the usage of virtual reality (VR) technologies as a teaching tool in oral placement therapy, a subset of speech therapy. The researcher distributed instructional videos using traditional lecture and modified…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-25 Daniel E. Killough

With the rapid progress in virtual reality (VR) technology, the scope of VR applications has greatly expanded across various domains. However, the superiority of VR training over traditional methods and its impact on learning efficacy are…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Weichao Lin , Liang Chen , Wei Xiong , Kang Ran , Anlan Fan

Many calls to improve science education in college and university settings have focused on improving instructor pedagogy. Meanwhile, science education at the K-12 level is undergoing significant changes as a result of the emphasis on…

Online education's popularity has been continuously increasing over the past few years. Many universities were forced to switch to online education as a result of COVID-19. In many cases, even after more than two years of online…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Sadman Jashim Sakib , Baktiar Kabir Joy , Zahin Rydha , Md. Nuruzzaman , Annajiat Alim Rasel

Despite the value of VR (Virtual Reality) for educational purposes, the instructional power of VR in Biology Laboratory education remains under-explored. Laboratory lectures can be challenging due to students' low motivation to learn…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Fei Xue , Rongchen Guo , Siyuan Yao , Luxin Wang , Kwan-Liu Ma

As virtual reality (VR) technology becomes more pervasive, it continues to find multiple new uses beyond research laboratories. One of them is distance adult education -- the potential of VR to provide valuable education experiences is…

Laboratory courses are an important part of the undergraduate physics curriculum. During physics labs, students can engage in authentic, hands-on experimental practices, which can prepare them for graduate school, research laboratories, and…

Physics Education · Physics 2021-12-24 Alexandra Werth , Jessica R. Hoehn , Kristin Oliver , Michael F. J. Fox , H. J. Lewandowski

The facilitation of STEM education can be enhanced by the provision of opportunities for learners to gain a better understanding of science through the utilization of tangible and visual examples. The objective of this work is to present an…

Physics Education · Physics 2025-02-20 Gaia Fior , Carlo Fonda , Enrique Canessa

In-person instruction for professional development or other types of workplace training provides a social environment and immediate feedback mechanisms that typically ensure all participants are successful. Online, self-paced instruction…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Beth Porter , Burcin Bozkaya

Modern educational institutions widely used virtual laboratories and cloud technologies. In practice must deal with security, processing speed and other tasks. The paper describes the experience of the construction of an experimental stand…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2014-09-16 Evgeniy Pluzhnik , Evgeny Nikulchev

Temporary school closures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic have posed new challenges for many teachers and students worldwide. Especially the abrupt shift to online distance learning posed many obstacles to be overcome and it particularly…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-05-21 Christian Giang , Lucio Negrini

There is a need for remote learning and virtual learning applications such as virtual reality (VR) and tablet-based solutions which the current pandemic has demonstrated. Creating complex learning scenarios by developers is highly…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-06-18 Claire Palmer , Ben Roullier , Muhammad Aamir , Leonardo Stella , Uchenna Diala , Ashiq Anjum , Frank Mcquade , Keith Cox , Alex Calvert

We report results from a survey of lab instructors on how they adapted their courses in the transition to emergency remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this report is to share the experiences of instructors in order…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-07-03 Michael F. J. Fox , Alexandra Werth , Jessica R. Hoehn , H. J. Lewandowski

This study, conducted among more than 250 physics and chemistry teachers in Morocco, analyzes the impact of experimentation on student learning and attention in middle and high school. The results show that the majority of teachers favor…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-01-12 Rachid El Aitouni , Ahmed Bouhlal

Public speaking is an essential skill in everyone's professional or academic career. Nevertheless, honing this skill is often tricky because training in front of a mirror does not give feedback or inspire the same anxiety as present-ing in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-10-14 Diego Monteiro , Hai-Ning Liang , Hongji Li , Yu Fu , Xian Wang

Anatomy education is an indispensable part of medical training, but traditional methods face challenges like limited resources for dissection in large classes and difficulties understanding 2D anatomy in textbooks. Advanced technologies,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-02-01 Roghayeh Leila Barmaki , Kangsoo Kim , Zhang Guo , Qile Wang , Kevin Yu , Rebecca Pearlman , Nassir Navab

Many scientific disciplines have traditionally advanced by iterating over hypotheses using labor-intensive trial-and-error, which is a slow and expensive process. Recent advances in computing, digitalization, and machine learning have…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Carlos Sevilla-Salcedo , Armi Tiihonen , Mahsa Asadi , Kevin Sebastian Luck , Aras Umut Erarslan , Arto Klami , Samuel Kaski