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Understanding the Power of Augmented Reality for Learning

Gail Carmichael
Robert Biddle
David Mould
Understanding the Power of Augmented Reality for Learning. World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012, 2012.
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Abstract

Augmented reality has recently become a popular interface for various learning applications, but it is not always clear that AR is the right choice. We provide a theoretical grounding that explains the underlying value of AR for learning and identify when it is a suitable interface. Our list of operational design advantages includes AR's use of reality, virtual flexibility, invisible interface, and spatial awareness. This list is backed by four underlying cognitive theories: mental models and distributed, situated, and embodied cognition. We argue that the more design advantages a learning system incorporates, the better AR works as an interface. We also identify a set of questions to be used in the design and evaluation of AR projects. With this, we can begin to design AR for learning more purposefully.


BibTeX

@inproceedings{CarmBiddMoul2012aw,
 author = {Carmichael, Gail and Biddle, Robert and Mould, David},
 title = {Understanding the Power of Augmented Reality for Learning},
 editor = {Theo Bastiaens and Gary Marks},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2012},
 year = {2012},
 month = {October},
 pages = {1761--1771},
 address = {Montréal, Quebec, Canada},
 publisher = {AACE},

}

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