Evaluating Students' Perceptions of Online Learning with 2-D Virtual Spaces
Nadia A. Najjar, Anna Stubler, Harini Ramaprasad, Heather Richter Lipford, David C. Wilson · Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education · 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic led the majority of educational institutions to rapidly shift to primarily conducting courses through online, remote delivery. Across different institutions, the tools used for synchronous online course delivery varied. They included traditional video conferencing tools like Zoom, Google Meet, and WebEx as well as non-traditional tools like Gather.Town, Gatherly, and YoTribe. The main distinguishing characteristic of these nontraditional tools is their utilization of 2-D maps to create virtual meeting spaces that mimic real-world spaces.