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I ran across an article on Chronice.com today that exemplifies my research on the Metaverse. During my inquiries and publications I have come to understand the many difficulties associated with the Second life environment as it relates to educational domains. This was evident in this article published yesterday on Chronicle.com. What I found most interesting about it is [...]

In this experiment, a list of twenty word was read to a subject, each word item one at a time with two seconds between each word ( Paper, Seat, Tire, Love, Beach, Analysis, conjunction, brush, chairman, accurate, woods, green, hunger, gift, keyboard, number, bottle, jogging, wheel, system). Once I had read the list to the [...]

Unlike linear media, hypermedia provides an effective method for learning via distributed, coordinated interaction while facilitating our ability to capture and communicate knowledge (Dede, Palumbo 1991). Hypermedia’s structure allows a user to browse a diverse and complex set of information and content and make associations between concepts not facilitated by traditional, linear methods. The cognitive [...]

I believe the human mind works in adaptive ways. Throughout my experiences as a human being, educator and a lifelong learner I have come to realize that the mind can adapt to most situations presented to it. This adaptive characteristic may be due to the number of intelligences the mind can employ, from the spatial [...]

September 6-7, 2006
Image and Meaning Workshop 2.2
Illinois Insitute of Technology; Chicago, Illinois USA
General Question
Digital technology provides us with a broad array of sophisticated options for viewing and processing scientific data on a highly detailed scale. What influences and impacts have advancements in visual technology had on the interpretation of scientific data?
Specific Question
Interactive viewing technologies like [...]