12.12.2019 Social virtual reality for innovative E-learning (Mystakidis)
As distance education is one of the modern channels of learning and continuously growing in popularity, a need for better understanding of the approaches of learners’ motivation-enhancement has arisen.
The overall goal of Stylianos Mystakidis’ research was to find out the effect of motivation-enhancement approaches using social virtual reality environments in e-learning and open education.
Some of the approaches that enhance learners’ intrinsic motivation are game-based, including playful design, gamification and serious games.
– The results from this study can accelerate the improvement of e-learning quality to address pressing societal and economic educational needs that affect the future of higher education and life-long learning, Mystakidis states.
Facilitating deep and meaningful learning in online education to provide high-quality, flexible, personalized and transformative learning for large audiences could open new educational frontiers towards new milestones of economic growth, social progress and wellbeing.
M.Sc. Stylianos Mystakidis defends his doctoral dissertation in Cognitive Science "Motivation Enhanced Deep and Meaningful Learning with Social Virtual Reality" on December 12th, 2019, starting at 12 pm. The event takes place in the Agora building, Beeta Hall (Mattilanniemi 2, 40100 Jyväskylä). The Opponent is Dr. Tuire Palonen (University of Turku) and Custos Professor Pertti Saariluoma (Ģֱ). The doctoral dissertation is held in English.
Further information:
Stylianos Mystakidis, stylianos@mystakidis.com, +306983910853
Stylianos Mystakidis (b. 1974, Agrinio, Greece) graduated as MSc in Mechanical Engineering from National Technical University of Athens, Greece, in 1998 and as a MA in Education in Virtual Worlds from the University of the West of England in 2016. Having acquired a wide experience and knowledge in E-learning and teaching, he is currently working as a Learning Technologist, Project Manager and Innovator at the University of Patras, Greece.
The theses “Motivation Enhanced Deep and Meaningful Learning with Social Virtual Reality” has been published in JYU Dissertations as a number 171. ISSN 2489-9003, ISBN 978-951-39-7977-5 (PDF). Permanent link to this publication: