Nicola Fern

Digital learning professional, PhD student

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Publications & Presentations

Blog contributions

Fern, Nicola. 2023. ‘Choosing a Research Path into XR for Education’. Media & Learning (blog). 2023. https://media-and-learning.eu/type/featured-articles/choosing-a-research-path-into-xr-for-education/.

Articles

Fern, Nicola, Alexandra I. Cristea, Sam Nolan, and Craig Stewart. ‘Doctoral Colloquium—How Interactivity and Presence Affect Learning in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Mixed Methods Study Design’. Immersive Learning Research – Academic, 3 June 2024, 103–11. https://doi.org/10.56198/U6C0WFYQB.

Fern, Nicola, and Julieta Litka Milian. “Developing Interactive Multimedia Learning Materials for Chemistry Pre-Lab Training.” Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 1 (February 29, 2024): 74–86. https://doi.org/10.62512/etlhe.7

Milian, J.L., Norman, K. and Fern, N. (2022) Towards the development of interactive and multifaceted pre-lab exercises for organic chemistry practical classes. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives. [Online] 20 (2022), 33–43. Available at: https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1002371/

Presentations

Fern, N. (2023) ‘How interactivity and presence affect learning in virtual reality: a mixed methods study design’, Science Faculty PGR Conference, Durham University. Full details.

Milian, L & Fern, N. (2023) ‘Developing Interactive Multimedia Learning Materials for Chemistry Pre-lab Training’, ViCEPHEC, August 2023. Abstract.

Milian, L (Chemistry) & Fern, N. (Digital Learning Development Team), Haijing Wang & Jake Pugsley (Student Developers), Beth Henderson (3rd year PhD Chemistry student), Charles Tkaczyk (2nd year PhD Chemistry student) (2022) Poster 8: Technology Enhanced learning through ICE (Interactive Chemistry Experiments)-Student engagement through partnership. Methods in Chemistry Education Research 2022. Available at: https://micerportal.wordpress.com/2022/05/16/poster-8-technology-enhanced-learning-through-ice-interactive-chemistry-experiments-student-engagement-through-partnership/

Posts

  • VR-1 DevLog #6
  • VR-1 DevLog #5
  • VR-1 DevLog #4
  • VR-1 DevLog #3
  • VR-1 DevLog #2

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