Research on the use of software programs and tools such as pedagogical agents has
peaked over the last decade. Pedagogical agents are on-screen characters that facilitate …

After more than a decade of pedagogical agent research, this review synthesizes the
affective implications of learning with pedagogical agents. The review investigates different …

In this chapter we synthesize the pedagogical agent literature published during 2005–2011.
During these years, researchers have claimed that pedagogical agents serve a variety of …

Virtual characters have become ubiquitous in multimedia applications, appearing in
numerous contexts such as characters in video games, avatars in immersive worlds, or …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a blended learning model on
hands-on approach for in-service secondary school teachers using a quasi-experimental …

Researchers have investigated the extent to which features of virtual humans (eg, voice)
influence learning. However, only recently have researchers began to question how trust …

Although the benefits of blended learning have been well documented in educational
research, relatively few studies have examined blended learning in language teacher …

This paper discusses a small, exploratory study introducing students to case management
using role-plays conducted in a virtual world. Data from pre-and posttest questionnaires (to …

Observational tutoring has been found to be an effective method for teaching a variety of
subjects by reusing dialogue from previous successful tutoring sessions. While it has been …

Virtual Humans are becoming an easily available and popular component of multimedia
learning that are often used in online learning environments. While they offer new …