J Chen, C Dede - 2011 - scholarworks.wm.edu

Youth STEM Motivation: Immersive Technologies to Engage and Empower Underrepresented Students.

STEM and underrepresented

Chen, Dede

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There is no learning without engagement, a situation that happens all too often in our typically lecture-based classrooms. At the same time, engagement without learning, which frequently happens in today's digital worlds, is not a healthy alternative. Some claim that online gaming is one answer to engaging and motivating students in their academic work. Yet, students can frequently be engaged in these virtual worlds without actually learning anything or being more academically motivated. In this white paper we describe a project …

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