Abstract
This paper focuses on our approach to developing a Virtual Learning Environment, CrimCity, aimed at learning about crime and its prevention. We describe the approach taken to gaining information relating to interactivity and the learning potential of CrimCity, presenting a user study involving 27 novice learners. A number of interesting results have emerged, including the clear disinclination and negative perspective of virtual learning environments experienced by women in the 14-19 age range along with the positive response from older adults, particularly women. Responding to the results of this study has resulted in greater clarity for learning approaches within CrimCity and the interaction styles required to support them.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Association, D. O. C. (2005), DOCA website available at, http://www.doca.org.uk/
Cohen, L.E., Felson, M.: Social Change and Crime Rate Trends: A Routine Activity Approach. American Sociological Review 44, 588–608 (1979)
Cozens, P.M., Hillier, D., Prescott, G.: Defensible Space: Police and Burglars Evaluate Urban Residential Design. Security Journal 14, 43–62 (2001)
Department of Education and Skills, Citizenship: A scheme of work for key stage 4 - Teacher’s guide. Department of Education and Skills, London (2002)
Hall, L., Woods, S., Dautenhahn, K.: FearNot! Designing in the Classroom. In: presented at British HCI, Leeds, UK (2004)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2006 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Hall, L., Padmore, K., Hodge, M., Oatley, G. (2006). Designing a Virtual Learning Environment to Support the Study of Crime and Its Prevention for Teenagers. In: Pan, Z., Aylett, R., Diener, H., Jin, X., Göbel, S., Li, L. (eds) Technologies for E-Learning and Digital Entertainment. Edutainment 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3942. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11736639_30
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11736639_30
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-33423-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-33424-8
eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)