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Utilization of the Unity 3d digital tool in combination with flipped classroom in the orientation of pupils with special needs

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Published: Dec 21, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/icodl.1051
Keywords:
Virtual Reality Virtual Learning Environment flipped classroom Unity 3d digital tool pupils with special needs
Σημέλα Παναγιώτης Ιορδανίδου
Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6789-8546
Μαρία Εριάλντα Λάμπης Λούφη
Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0328-0699
Ξανθή Βασίλειος Χουλιάρα
Δημοτικό Σχολείο 2ου Ρίζας Ζακύνθου
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9641-267X
Abstract
Modern learning environments show a high frequency of use of digital tools based on virtual technologies. The educational process is transformed into a playful and experiential one, with remarkable results by using three-dimensional representations of authentic environments via secure virtual reality experiments and the new teaching strategy in reverse order (flipped classroom). The present paper attempts to explore the application of Unity 3d game engine in combination with reverse orientation class of students with disabilities. The research interest focuses on the results of a survey conducted in 20 pupils with special educational needs, 18-25 years old, of the Model Industrial Unit Lakkias of Thessaloniki, in the Informatics lesson from the teacher of class Loufi Maria Erialnta.
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Σημέλα Παναγιώτης Ιορδανίδου, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Μεταπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια
Μαρία Εριάλντα Λάμπης Λούφη, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Μεταπτυχιακή Φοιτήτρια
Ξανθή Βασίλειος Χουλιάρα, Δημοτικό Σχολείο 2ου Ρίζας Ζακύνθου
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