@proceedings {, title = {An Academic Conference In Virtual Reality? {\textendash} Evaluation Of A SocialVR Conference}, year = {2021}, pages = {1-6}, address = {virtual}, abstract = {

One of the first academic conferences in head-mounted display (HMD)-based Social Virtual Reality (SocialVR) was realized. The conference aims to support knowledge acquisition and informal exchange regarding the technology SocialVR itself and the use of Virtual and Augmented Reality technologies (VR/AR) in vocational education. The paper presents results of an explorative study of 75 conference participants. Results indicate that SocialVR is generally suited to host an academic conference. In some areas, it seems inferior or equivalent to other digital formats or face-to-face events. In other areas, it offers added value. Further research is needed to take advantage of these positive effects.

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Economou, D., Pe\ña-Rios, A., Dengel, A., Doods, H., Mentzelopoulos, M., Klippel, A., Erenli, K., Lee, M. J. W. \& Richter, J. (Eds.) (2021). Proceedings of 2021 7th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN), Online, May 17 -June 10, 2021. Immersive Learning Research Network. ISBN 978-1-7348995-2-8/21

}, keywords = {academic conference, AltspaceVR, evaluation, social presence, SocialVR, virtual reality}, isbn = {978-1-73489-952-8}, url = {https://immersivelrn.org/ilrn2021/ilrn-2021-proceeedings/}, author = {Miriam Mulders and Raphael Zender} } @conference {6251, title = {Learning in Online Social Networks: Exploring Structural and Emotional Aspects of Social Presence and as a Sense of Community}, booktitle = {AERA 2016}, year = {2016}, month = {04/2016}, publisher = {American Educational Research Association}, organization = {American Educational Research Association}, address = {Washington D.C.}, keywords = {emotions, sense of community, social networks, social presence}, url = {http://www.aera.net/EventsMeetings/AnnualMeeting/2016AnnualMeeting/tabid/15862/}, author = {Tobias H{\"o}lterhof and Martin Rehm} } @proceedings {6771, title = {Visualizing online (social) learning processes - Designing a Dashboard to support reflection}, year = {2016}, address = {Lyon}, abstract = {Learning analytics, as a means to visualize learning, has been repeatedly suggested to enhance learners{\textquoteright} and teachers{\textquoteright} self-reflection in online learning processes. Departing from this notion, we propose a combination of this visual approach to learning analytics with the concept of social presence, thereby acknowledging social aspects of online learning processes that are often overlooked. More specifically, we present the considerations and design of a dedicated dashboard that supports self-reflection by visualizing (social) online learning processes. The approach is based on our belief that visualizing learning by itself does not automatically lead to self-reflection and awareness among students and teachers. Instead, organizers and instructors of learning activities need to be conscious about the social aspects of learning.}, keywords = {Dashboard, Learning Analytics, Online Learning, social presence, Visual Analytics}, url = {http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1736/}, author = {Hayit, Darya and Tobias H{\"o}lterhof and Martin Rehm and Oskar Carl and Michael Kerres}, editor = {Milos Kravcik and Alexander Mikroyannidis and Viktoria Pammer and Michael Prilla and Daniel T. Ullmann} }