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Inven!RA Architecture for Sustainable Deployment of Immersive Learning Environments

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  • Leonel Morgado

    (Regional Delegation of Coimbra, Universidade Aberta, R. Alexandre Herculano 52, 3000-019 Coimbra, Portugal
    Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • António Coelho

    (Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • Dennis Beck

    (Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA)

  • Christian Gütl

    (Institute of Interactive Systems and Data Science, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, Austria)

  • Fernando Cassola

    (Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Baptista

    (Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Regional Delegation of Porto, Universidade Aberta, 4200-055 Porto, Portugal)

  • Maria van Zeller

    (Institute for Systems and Computing Engineering, Technology and Science (INESC TEC), 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
    Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • Daniela Pedrosa

    (Department of Education and Psychology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
    CIDTFF—Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal)

  • Tiago Cruzeiro

    (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal)

  • Duarte Cota

    (Department of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Aberta, 1250-100 Lisboa, Portugal
    School of Sciences and Technology, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal)

  • Ricardo Grilo

    (Department of Sciences and Technology, Universidade Aberta, 1250-100 Lisboa, Portugal
    School of Sciences and Technology, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal)

  • Eliane Schlemmer

    (Grupo Internacional de Pesquisa Educação Digital—GPe-dU, University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), São Leopoldo 93022-750, Brazil)

Abstract

The objective of this work was to support the sustainable deployment of immersive learning environments, which face varied obstacles, including the lack of support infrastructures for active learning pedagogies. Sustainability from the perspective of the integration of these environments in educational practice entails situational awareness, workload, and the informed assessment ability of participants, which must be supported for such activities to be employed in a widespread manner. We have approached this wicked problem using the Design Science Research paradigm and produced the Inven!RA software architecture. This novel result constitutes a solution for developing software platforms to enable the sustainable deployment of immersive learning environments. The Inven!RA architecture is presented alongside four demonstration scenarios employed in its evaluation, providing a means for the situational awareness of immersive learning activities in support of pedagogic decision making.

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  • Leonel Morgado & António Coelho & Dennis Beck & Christian Gütl & Fernando Cassola & Ricardo Baptista & Maria van Zeller & Daniela Pedrosa & Tiago Cruzeiro & Duarte Cota & Ricardo Grilo & Eliane Schlem, 2023. "Inven!RA Architecture for Sustainable Deployment of Immersive Learning Environments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:857-:d:1023718
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