WebQuesting in Three Dimensions

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WebQuesting in Three Dimensions

• Bernie Dodge, Ph.D.
• San Diego State University

http//webquest.sdsu.edu/wq3d/
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Geekiness Alert
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How Can a Teacher Compete Against.....?

• 1930 Radio
• 1950 TV
• 1970 Sesame Street
• 1980 MTV
• 1990 Nintendo
• Now All of the above PS2, AIM, MP3
• Soon ???????

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• Marc Prensky points out that those under 30 have
  always lived with multimedia
  
• They think differently
• They learn differently

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Multimedia Messaging
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Nomad See-Through Display
http//www.mvis.com/prod_nomad.htm
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Samurai Romanesque
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Butterfly.Net
http//www.butterfly.net
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MUVEES

• Multi-User Virtual Environment Experiential
  Simulator
  
• Chris Dede Smithsonian

http//www.virtual.gmu.edu/muvees/
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Tension Between Glitz and Grit
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The Palace
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Adobe Atmosphere

• Creates 3D environments that are
• Standalone
• Multi-user

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Adobe Atmosphere

• In beta for Windows now, Mac OS X soon.
• Free plug in and editor (Atmosphere Builder)

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Atmosphere Interface
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Atmosphere Builder
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Atmosphere Avatars
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Atmosphere Virtual Lighting
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Egyptian Temple
http//www.gsu.edu/artwggx/etemple/etemple.htm
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Hogwarts School
http//mywebpages.comcast.net/atmosphere/atmoworld
.htm
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Ashford UK
http//www.a1media.co.uk/Atmosphere/Ashford/index.
html
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Multiplayer Worlds
http//www.adobe.com/products/atmosphere/worlds/sa
mpleworlds.html
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How Might These Improve Learning?

• Positive association with games
• Tap different intelligences
• Contextualize learning
• Method of loci
• Increase engaged learning time

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Engaged Learning Time

• Maximize amount of time spent thinking about
  content
  
• Maximize the intensity of that thinking
• Minimize logistical time

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Engaged Learning Time

• Logistical time Getting to the computer,
  navigating to information, being entertained by
  animation, etc.
  
• Learning time acquiring new information,
  processing it, expressing a response to it
  
• Engagement varies over time

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Engaged Learning Time

• Logistical time
• 20 minutes
• Learning time
• 10 minutes slightly engaged (20)
• 20 minutes moderately engaged (50)
• 10 minutes very engaged (100)
• Calculation
• ELT .2x10 .5x20 1x10 22 engaged
  minutes in an hour

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Designing 3D WebQuests

• Start with a solid 2D WebQuest
• Decide on how to 3Dify it
• Realistic location?
• Represent the process?
• Organize learner products?
• Build the interface
• Test tweak

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1. Design a Solid 2D WebQuest
http//webquest.sdsu.edu
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2. Decide How to 3Dify it

• Can you anchor it in a real place?
• Does the content suggest a generic place like a
  library, office or lab?
  
• Does the task suggest a generic place that will
  serve to unify student products, like a museum,
  gallery?

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2. Decide How to 3Dify it

• Is there a way to take advantage of the
  multiplayer aspect of Atmosphere?
  
• Avatars as
• Learning guides
• Co-learners
• Simulated experts

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3. Build the Interface

• Question Bernie, Im already too busy and
  overwhelmed by technology. How am I going to
  build something like this?
  
• Answer Find a 14 year old.

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3. Build the Interface

• Question Bernie, Im already too busy and
  overwhelmed by technology. How am I going to
  build something like this?
  
• Answer Use someone elses world, or use a
  template.

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4. Test and Tweak

• Do your learners get more engaged?
• Are they learning more?
• Calculate the engaged minutes per hour
• Is it worth it?

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Practice Indias Caste System
http//teachers.eusd.k12.ca.us/mguerena/castewebqu
est/index.htm
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Practice Fort Mandan
http//www.fortmandan.org/fortmandan.html
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Practice Bones the Badge
http//projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/forensic/
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Coming Later This Year

• Templates for WebQuests which use Atmosphere
• Design guide for 3D WebQuests
• A few 3Dified examples
• Ties with the new Design Patterns approach to
  WebQuest development

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Tension Between Glitz and Grit
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WebQuesting in Three Dimensions

• Bernie Dodge, Ph.D.
• San Diego State University

http//webquest.sdsu.edu/wq3d/