Rejuvenation Island: enriching the learning journey through immersion in virtual restorative environments
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Paper/Presentation Title | Rejuvenation Island: enriching the learning journey |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Farley, Helen (Author), Jones, Janice K. (Author) and Murphy, Angela (Author) |
Editors | Brown, M., Hartnett, M. and Stewart, T. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Wellington, New Zealand |
ISBN | 9780473229894 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.ascilite2012.org/images/custom/farley,_helen_-_rejuvenation_island.pdf |
Conference/Event | 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) |
Event Details | Rank C C C C C C C |
Event Details | 29th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2012) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 25 to end of 28 Nov 2012 Event Location Wellington, New Zealand Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | Immersive natural environments provide a means of restoration for adults and may present benefits for pre-service teachers who are unfamiliar with the natural world. The use of restorative virtual environments could be extended to schools in urban areas in particular, allowing pupils and their teachers to undertake field trips, and to relax in a calming and restorative context. This paper reports on a project that investigates the potential restorative benefits of immersion in simulated natural environments in virtual worlds. A cohort of pre-service teachers were taken into the simulated environment and reported that the island produced strong positive feelings in respondents, akin to being in a natural environment. However, it was also clear that a lack of familiarity with virtual environments diminishes the beneficial impacts of this immersion. |
Keywords | restorative environments; virtual worlds; teacher education; biophilia; effects of nature; restorative therapy; stress management; Second Life |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2012 Janice K. Jones, Helen Farley and Angela Murphy. The author(s) assign to the ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite website and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite 2012. Any other use is |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Faculty of Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q19y0/rejuvenation-island-enriching-the-learning-journey-through-immersion-in-virtual-restorative-environments
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