Here’s the Virtual Products / Virtual Labs learning interaction from my eBook, Engaging Interactions For eLearning:
| Description: |
Virtual products and virtual labs offer the learner a simulated environment where they can safely interact with a product or setting. The learner should be able to attempt different actions and the product’s (or environment’s) response should mimic real-life as closely as possible. This is a much cheaper way to train learners, especially in scenarios where the real products/environments are expensive or difficult to obtain.
Read Learning By Doing, by Clark Aldrich, for more information on virtual products and virtual labs.
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| Example: |
Consider:
- A chemistry lab where you can test chemical reactions without worrying about injuries, explosions, etc.,
- A simulation where you can try out a new cell phone, or
- A software simulation in a sandboxed environment (so real data is not affected).
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| Level(s) of Interaction: |
3, 4 |
| Knowledge Type(s): |
Factual
Conceptual
Procedural
Metacognitive
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