Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting: A Systematic Review

Chen Li; Jing Liu

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8_12

Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting: A Systematic Review

Chen Li^*, Jing Liu

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Abstract

Collaborative virtual environment (CVE) is a set of technologies that enable collaborative activities in virtual scenarios while users can participate in such activities remotely via various interfaces. The unique features of CVE make it a promising tool for distant and blended learning, especially when considering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on conventional face-to-face learning and the much-improved accessibility of the relevant technologies nowadays. This paper reports a systematic review on this emerging area and aims to answer four research questions related to the subject areas being covered, instructional and pedagogical methods, interface technology and virtual world design, and learning outcomes and effectiveness. After applying the selection criteria, a total number of 11 studies, which were published between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021, were included in our analysis and discussion. Our findings support the use of CVE in the higher education setting and suggest further investigating the underlying mechanism of learning in CVE, exploring the potential and unique benefits of CVE in practicing distant and blended learning, studying the roles of teachers in CVEs, and evaluating the learning effectiveness on larger samples and through longitudinal studies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era
Subtitle of host publication	15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings
Editors	Richard Chen Li, Simon K. S. Cheung, Peter H. F. Ng, Leung-Pun Wong, Fu Lee Wang
Publisher	Springer Cham
Pages	135-146
Number of pages	12
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031089398
ISBN (Print)	9783031089381
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8_12
Publication status	Published - Jul 2022
Event	15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022 - Online, Hong Kong Duration: 19 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022 http://www.aimtech.cityu.edu.hk/icbl2022/ (Conference website) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8 (Conference proceedings)

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	13357
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Name	ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning

Conference

Conference	15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
Period	19/07/22 → 22/07/22
Internet address	http://www.aimtech.cityu.edu.hk/icbl2022/ (Conference website) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8 (Conference proceedings)

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Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science(all)

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Blended learning
Collaborative virtual environment
Distant learning
Systematic review

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Li, C., & Liu, J. (2022). Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting: A Systematic Review. In R. C. Li, S. K. S. Cheung, P. H. F. Ng, L-P. Wong, & F. L. Wang (Eds.), Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era: 15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings (1st ed., pp. 135-146). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 13357), ( ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8_12

Li, Chen ; Liu, Jing. / Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting : A Systematic Review. Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era: 15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings. editor / Richard Chen Li ; Simon K. S. Cheung ; Peter H. F. Ng ; Leung-Pun Wong ; Fu Lee Wang. 1st. ed. Springer Cham, 2022. pp. 135-146 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). ( ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning).

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Li, C & Liu, J 2022, Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting: A Systematic Review. in RC Li, SKS Cheung, PHF Ng, L-P Wong & FL Wang (eds), Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era: 15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings. 1st edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 13357, ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning, Springer Cham, pp. 135-146, 15th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, 19/07/22. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8_12

Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting : A Systematic Review. / Li, Chen; Liu, Jing.

Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era: 15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings. ed. / Richard Chen Li; Simon K. S. Cheung; Peter H. F. Ng; Leung-Pun Wong; Fu Lee Wang. 1st. ed. Springer Cham, 2022. p. 135-146 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 13357), ( ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning).

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Li C, Liu J. Collaborative Virtual Environment for Distant and Blended Learning in the Higher Education Setting: A Systematic Review. In Li RC, Cheung SKS, Ng PHF, Wong L-P, Wang FL, editors, Blended Learning. Engaging Students in the New Normal Era: 15th International Conference, ICBL 2022, Hong Kong, China, July 19–22, 2022, Proceedings. 1st ed. Springer Cham. 2022. p. 135-146. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). ( ICBL: International Conference on Blended Learning). Epub 2022 Jun 18. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-08939-8_12

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