Authors:
David Chodos
;
Eleni Stroulia
;
Pawel Kuras
;
Michael Carbonaro
and
Sharla King
Affiliation:
University of Alberta, Canada
Keyword(s):
Simulation-based Training, Health Education.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Authoring Tools and Content Development
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Virtual Learning Environments
Abstract:
Virtual worlds offer a new application development platform, and are particularly appealing for creating new types of educational training programs. However, in order to enable the adoption of this platform by in-structors, special-purpose authoring tools are necessary to enable domain experts to create and maintain their lessons plans. In this paper, we propose a framework for virtual world-based training, which uses the BPEL workflow language to organize educational content. The framework uses a web services-based approach to connect the content, workflows, and virtual world, thus avoiding dependence on a particular virtual world. Finally, we present a case study, currently in progress, designed to assess the utility of the framework.