Moodle is perhaps one of the most extensively used e-learning management system or platform in the world. While it may not be the best LMS out there, it does offer a lot of rooms for customization due to its open source nature. It’s also very user-friendly though for some, it may look little bit “dull” [...]
Web 2.0 tools are now very common and they should be fully utilised for educational purposes. While there are hundreds of tools out there, the aim is not for an educator to boast on the number of tools that he or she use, but how to maximise the potential of the tools to meet one’s [...]
This book by Chwen-Jen Chen proposes an instructional design theoretical framework that prescribes instructional and design methods for virtual reality (VR)-based learning environments. It provides a thorough description on how to use a constructivist instructional development model to guide the process of designing, developing and evaluating VR-based learning environments. A learning environment that focuses on [...]
When we talk about open source, normally we will think of computer applications that comes with the tag “freeware” or “open development”. With the recent development in the Public Domain and Free Culture Movement initiatives, more and more open access materials are made available to the world. While it’s available for free, most materials are licensed under Creative Commons, in [...]
Themes in Science and Technology Education (THESTE), an international peer-refereed journal based in Greece, released a special issue on virtual reality (VR) in education in 2009. The special issue is edited by Tassos Mikropoulos, Veronica S. Pantelidis, Chwen Jen Chen and contains quality articles related to VR applications in various educational settings and theoretical foundation [...]
