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Designing Engaging Learning Environments: Insights from AI, VR, and Games
Sun, April 12, 9:45 to 11:15am PDT (9:45 to 11:15am PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, San Gabriel BSession Type: Paper Session
Abstract
This session explores multidimensional engagement in AI- and VR-based learning environments. Papers integrate multimodal, neurophysiological, and log-based analytics to investigate cognitive, emotional, and creative engagement in game-based, immersive, and design-thinking contexts. Findings highlight how AI agents, instructional design, and multimodal feedback shape learners’ motivation, creativity, and depth of participation. The session emphasizes methodological innovation and pedagogical design strategies that reimagine engagement as a dynamic, measurable, and creative process within technology-rich learning environments.
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Are All Engagement Types Related to Successful Learning in Game-based Learning Environments? - Maral Karimi, University of Central Florida; Megan Wiedbusch, University of Central Florida; Natalie Blaize, University of Central Florida; James C. Lester, North Carolina State University; Roger Azevedo, University of Central Florida
Can AI Instructional Agents Better Foster Student Engagement? A Multimodal Neurophysiological Comparison with Human Teachers - Xiaobo Liu, Tsinghua University; Zhanxin Hao, Tsinghua University; Jifan Yu, Tsinghua University; Fei Qin, Tsinghua University; Zhiyuan Liu, Tsinghua University; Yu Zhang, Tsinghua University
Multidimensional Modeling of Multimodal Learner Engagement and Emotion during Game-Based Learning - Megan Wiedbusch, University of Central Florida; Matthew Moreno, University of Central Florida; Cameron Marano, University of Central Florida; Milouni Patel, University of Central Florida; James C. Lester, North Carolina State University; Roger Azevedo, University of Central Florida
One Log, Two Stories: How Learning Order Shapes the Interpretation of VR Log Events - Taehyun Kim, Utah State University; Zifeng Liu, University of Florida; Wanli Xing, University of Florida; Tonmoy Roy, Utah State University
Promoting University Students' Creativity and Entrepreneurship: An AI-Powered Scenario-based Design Thinking Approach - Chenguang Du, The Education Uni; Shen Qiao, The Education University of Hong Kong