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TeachLivE Literature
The literature base for TeachLivE is evolving at a rapid pace. There are several studies and presentations that are in process and new articles and manuscripts are being published frequently.
Below is a collection of published literature that reflects works completed as of early 2015. Check back often to see updates!
Andreasen, J. B., & Haciomeroglu, E. S. (2009). Teacher training in virtual environments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Atlanta, GA.
Teacher Training in Virtual Environments. Teacher Training in Virtual Environments.
Dieker, L. A. (2011). Future of Teacher Preparation in virtual environments: Impatient optimist Blog, Seattle, WA: Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation.
Dieker, L. A., Hynes, M., Hughes, C., Hardin, S., & Becht, K. (in press). TLE TeachLivE™: Using technology to provide quality '
professional development in rural schools. Submitted to Rural Special Education Quarterly.
Dieker, L.A., Rodriguez, J., Lingnugaris-Kraft, B., Hynes, M., & Hughes, C.E. (2014). The future of simulated environments in
teacher education: Current potential and future possibilities. Teacher Education and Special Education 37(1), 21-33.
Dieker, L., Grillo, K., & Ramlakan, N. (2011). New technology and virtual environments: The impact of a summer camp on gifted
students interested in STEM careers. Gifted Education International. DOI: 10.1177/0261429411427647
Dieker, L., Hynes M., Ludlow, B., & Whitten, W. (2012). Evolving environments in learning: The TLETeachLivE™
experience. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Chicago, IL.
Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Hughes, C., & Smith, E. (2008). Implications of mixed reality and simulation technologies on special
education and teacher preparation. Focus on Exceptional Children, 40(5), 1-20.
Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Stapleton, C., & Hughes, C. (2007). Virtual classrooms: STAR simulator building virtual environments for
teacher training in effective classroom management. New Learning Technology SALT, 4, 1-22.
Dieker, L.A., Straub, C., Hughes, C. E., Hynes, M. C., & Hardin, S. E., (2014). Virtual environments can take us virtually
anywhere. Educational Leadership, 71(8), 54-58.
Erbiceanu, E., Mapes, D., & Hughes, C.E. (2014). Modeling attention and interaction in small groups of virtual characters: Non-
verbal communication in virtual worlds. In J. Tanenbaum, M. Nixon & M. Seif el-Nasr (Eds.), ETC Press, Carnegie-Mellon.
Hayes, A., Hardin, S. Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Hughes, C., & Straub, C. (Eds). (2013). Proceedings from TeachLivE 2013: 1st National
TLE TeachLivE Conference. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.
Hayes, A., Hardin S., & Hughes, C. E. (2013). Perceived Presence’s Role on Learning Outcomes in a Mixed Reality Classroom of
Simulated Students. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 8022, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 142-151.
Hayes, A. T., Straub, C. L., Dieker, L. A., Hughes, C. E., & Hynes, M. C. (2013). Ludic Learning: Exploration of TLE TeachLivE™ and
Effective Teacher Training. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 52(2), 23-26.
Hughes C. E., & Mapes, D. P. (2012). Mediated dialogues through Multiple Networked Avatars. Journal of Immersive Education,
in press. (Presented at iED 2012, Boston, Ma, June 14-16).
Lindgren, R., Moshell, J. M., & Hughes, C. E. (in press). Virtual environments as a tool for conceptual learning. Handbook of
virtual environments: Design, implementation, and applications (2nd Edition), Eds. K. Hale & K. M. Stanney.
Long, W.A. (2011). Your predictable adolescent. Charleston, SC: BookSurge Publishing.
Lopez, A. (2013). Examining Potential Teacher Bias of Hispanic Males with Emotional Disturbances in Virtual
Settings. (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Lopez, A. L., Hughes, C. E., Mapes D. P., & Dieker, L. A. (2012). Cross Cultural Training through Digital Puppetry. Advances in
Design for Cross-Cultural Activities Part I, Chapter 25, Edited by Denise M. Nicholson, CRC Press 2012, 247-256.
Mapes, D.P., Tonner, P., & Hughes, C.E. (2011), Geppetto: An environment for the efficient control and transmission of digital
puppetry.Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6774, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2011, 270-278.
Nagendran, A., Pillat, R., Hughes, C. E., & Welch, G. (2012). Continuum of Virtual-Human Space: Towards Improved Interaction
Strategies for Physical-Virtual Avatars. ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI 2012, Dec. 2-4, 2012, Singapore, 135-142.
Nagendran, A., Pillat, R., Kavanaugh, A., Welch, G., & Hughes, C.E. (2014). A unified framework for individualized avatar-based
interactions. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments 23(2), 109-132.
Nagendran, A., Pillat, R., Kavanaugh, A., Welch, G., & Hughes, C.E. (in press). AMITIES: Avatar-Mediated Interactive Training and
Individualized Experiences System. MIT Presence.
Nagendran, A., Pillat, R., Kavanaugh, A., Welch, G., & Hughes, C. E. (2013). AMITIES: Avatar-Mediated Interactive Training and
Individualized Experiences System,” Virtual Reality Software & Technology (VRST) 2013, Singapore, October 6-8, 2013.
Ogilvie, C.R., Aronin, S., Dieker, L., Hynes, M., & Hughes, C. ( 2012). Developing virtual middle schoolers:
Lessons learned and potential applications. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds.
Straub, C., Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Hughes, C. (Eds). (2014). Proceedings from TeachLivE 2014: 2nd National TLE TeachLivE
Conference. Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.
Straub, C., Dieker, L., Hynes, M., Hughes, C. (2014). Using virtual rehearsal in TLE TeachLivE™ mixed reality classroom simulator
to determine the effects on the performance of mathematics teachers. 2014 TeachLive National Research Project: Year 1
Findings. University of Central Florida: Orlando, FL.
Vince Garland, K.M., Vasquez, E., & Pearl, C. (2012). Efficacy of individualized clinical coaching in a virtual reality classroom for
increasing teachers’ fidelity of implementation of discrete trial teaching. Education and Training in Autism and
Developmental Disabilities, 47(4), 502-515.
Vince Garland, K. (2012). Teaching teachers to use discrete trial training in a virtual teaching environment. (Unpublished
doctoral dissertation). University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Vince Garland, K.M., Holden, K., & Garland, D.P. (Accepted). Individualized clinical coaching in the TLE TeachLivE lab: Enhancing
fidelity of implementation of system of least prompts among novice teachers of students with autism. Teacher Education
and Special Education: The Journal of the Teacher Education of the Council for Exceptional Children.
Walker, Z. (2012). Providing coaching on employability skills for students with intellectual disabilities in a virtual environment.
(Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Western Michigan University (2011). TeachLIVE in Demand—Not at WMU. Western Express.
Zhu, J., Moshell, J. M., Ontañón, S., Erbiceanu, E. & Hughes C. E. (2011). Why can’t a virtual character be more like a human: A
mixed-initiative approach to believable agents. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 6774, Springer-Verlag,
Heidelberg, 289-296.