The Embodiment Dimension while Learning and Teaching in a Virtual World

La dimension de la corporéité lors de l'apprentissage et de l'enseignement dans un monde virtuel

Martine Gadille (1) , Maria A Impedovo (2)

1 LEST - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Sociologie du Travail
2 ADEF - Apprentissage, Didactique, Evaluation, Formation

The paper focuses on the features of embodiment configurations when using the virtual world in the classroom. The context is a secondary school (students aged 11-15) adopting an educational immersive 3D virtual world. We conducted participant observation, collecting video-audio records supported by a student focus group and teachers' interviews. The analytical framework of this paper draws on the iterative interaction of the complex arrangement of bodies and objects in physical and virtual settings. Our results highlight the dynamic ways in which the arrangement of bodies and material acted as a mediational means between real and virtual settings.

Mots clés: Embodiment; Space; Virtual World; Secondary School; Avatars; Learning

Domaines: Education; Sociologie; Sciences de l'information et de la communication; Psychologie

Martine Gadille, Maria A Impedovo. The Embodiment Dimension while Learning and Teaching in a Virtual World. Nagib Callaos, Lorayne Robertson, Belkis Sanchez, Andrés Tremante. The 11th International Conference on Society and Information Technologies. March 10-13, Orlando, Florida, USA. Proceedings., International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, 2020, 978-1-9504926-30-5. ⟨hal-02508280⟩