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Towards Transdisciplinarity: Leading Collaboration in
Virtual Environments as Embodied Avatars
Dr. Cynthia Calongne,
Colorado Technical University
Dr. Andrew Stricker,
The Air University, USAF
19th Annual TCC Worldwide Online Conference, April 23, 2014
Dr. Barbara Truman,
Colorado Technical University
aka Delightful Doowangle
Toward Transdisciplinarity
Institute for the Future http://www.iftf.org
Dialogue for Collaborative Prototyping
Doctoral classes with distributed learners and faculty building together
http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com
Dialogue for and within Experiential
Professional Development
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/july-dec13/games_07-11.html
Applying
Human
Performance
Technology
Human-
Personal leadership
Socio-cultural
Performance-
Practicing the
“Art of the
Possible”
Sustainability
Transdisciplinarity
Technology-
Socio-Technical
Integrations
Community Outcomes
• Costs and
time saved
• Accelerated
learning
• Mentoring
• Learning
Organization
http://sonic.northwestern.edu
http://www.nico.northwestern.edu
http://collablab.northwestern.edu
Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide
https://ccrod.cancer.gov/confluence/download/attachments/47284665/TeamScience_FieldGuide.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1285330231523
https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov
Going Pro- Beyond Communities of Practice
3 Part Survey- group, avatar, and
individual experience
N=61 participants completed the entire
online survey representing a 72%
completion rate. The data were
analyzed using SPSS22 and NVivo10.
5 scales: Group Engagement, Group
Collaboration, Avatar Empowerment,
Self-Actualization, and Interdisciplinary
Professionalism among 14 theorized
factors.
Alpha reliability analysis (α =.93).
Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin sampling
adequacy .526
Online Survey Administration
Participant Demographics
Respondents came from seven countries,
predominantly USA 87%. 44 groups represented
across professional associations, non-profits,
science-related, government and military.
Females 54%, males 44%
Respondents were predominantly Caucasian 77%
All age groups between 20 and 70+ were
represented. Largest segment, 50-60 year olds 30%
All professional domains were represented from
industry, education, government, and military.
Largest segment, university level 32%
Educational attainment was high. Largest segment
reporting doctorate level degree 33%
The largest role reported was leaders 53% and 71%
of respondents reported reusing their avatar identity
across grids and platforms while 33% use their
avatar identity with social media.
Primary Platforms
67% Second Life
25% OpenSim
8% World of Warcraft
Tour of Post-Traumatic
Stress Environment
Second Life 2012 Photo
Credit: Gridjumper
US Army Research Lab, Simulation &
Training Technology Center (STTC)
Intel Load Test OpenSim
2013
http://militarymetaverse.org
SIGVE attendees at the June
2013 annual International
Society for Technology in
Education conference in San
Antonio, TX
Special Interest Group
Virtual Environments
Loire Learning Campus
Virtual World Design Thinking MOOC
http://vwdesignthinking.com
Quantitative Component Extraction
Group Attachment
EMPOWER
ENGAGE
COLLAB
TRANS
Group Engagement
Group Understanding
Group Collaboration
Group Role
Open Listening
Avatar Relationship
Avatar Empowerment
Avatar Generativity
Avatar Expression
Somatic Awareness
Presencing (Avatar)
Transdisciplinarity
Leadership
Component EMPOWER ENGAGE COLLAB TRANS
EMPOWER
ENGAGE .235
COLLAB .142 .115
TRANS .385 .196 .183
Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis.
Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization.
Eigenvalue 2.90, four factors
Eigenvalue 11.74, two factors
Eigenvalue 4.83, one factor
Eigenvalue 3.58, four factors
Correlation Matrix, Values of <.4 suppressed
.385
N= 61, 44 quantitative variables
Qualitative Theme Extraction
3 open questions
- group
- avatar
- individual
11 ancillary
questions that
were answered
on average by 42
respondents
Open & axial
coding
2,515
references
104 nodes
created in
Nvivo10
Codebook
12 word clouds
created from
coded nodes
35 text queries
created from
source material
18
Themes
Embodiment
Self-
actualization
Discipline
Aspiration
Techne
(Boyatiz,1998 and Glaser, 1967)
Self-Monitoring & Awareness
18 Themes including Self-Awareness
across
Two Constructs Created for the Study
Dialogic Spectrum of Involvement
The Presencing Institute (PI) is an awareness-based action research community for
profound societal innovation and change. The presencing process is a journey that
connects us more deeply both to what wants to emerge in the world and to our emerging,
higher self. http://presencing.com/about
6th Discipline of Presencing
Maslow’s Hierarchy Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.svg
Virtual
Self
Actualization
Embodiment Theme
Physical environments juxtaposed to
collaborative virtual environments
Identity Factors – Supermorphia
(Young & Whitty, 2011) ‘ideal’ self to
better measure virtual-physioception
Physiological therapies using somatic
experience in CVEs – intersection with
biofeedback devices
Connecting CVEs with place-bound
simulators to blend physical and
virtual teams, organizations, and
community action
Social entrepreneurship and
leadership development
Future Research And Practice
Virtual Learning
Organization
Communities (VLOC)
and Virtual Open Online
Conferences (VOOC)?
OpenSimulator Community Conference, Sept. 2013
Thank you!
http://barbaratruman.com/research
@barbaratruman
ISTE SIGVE Presenter Series – March 2014 Second Life

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TCC Online Conference 2014 -Towards Transdisciplinarity with CVEs

  • 1. Towards Transdisciplinarity: Leading Collaboration in Virtual Environments as Embodied Avatars Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University Dr. Andrew Stricker, The Air University, USAF 19th Annual TCC Worldwide Online Conference, April 23, 2014 Dr. Barbara Truman, Colorado Technical University aka Delightful Doowangle
  • 2. Toward Transdisciplinarity Institute for the Future http://www.iftf.org
  • 3. Dialogue for Collaborative Prototyping Doctoral classes with distributed learners and faculty building together
  • 4. http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com Dialogue for and within Experiential Professional Development
  • 6. Community Outcomes • Costs and time saved • Accelerated learning • Mentoring • Learning Organization
  • 7. http://sonic.northwestern.edu http://www.nico.northwestern.edu http://collablab.northwestern.edu Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide https://ccrod.cancer.gov/confluence/download/attachments/47284665/TeamScience_FieldGuide.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1285330231523 https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov Going Pro- Beyond Communities of Practice
  • 8. 3 Part Survey- group, avatar, and individual experience N=61 participants completed the entire online survey representing a 72% completion rate. The data were analyzed using SPSS22 and NVivo10. 5 scales: Group Engagement, Group Collaboration, Avatar Empowerment, Self-Actualization, and Interdisciplinary Professionalism among 14 theorized factors. Alpha reliability analysis (α =.93). Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin sampling adequacy .526 Online Survey Administration
  • 9. Participant Demographics Respondents came from seven countries, predominantly USA 87%. 44 groups represented across professional associations, non-profits, science-related, government and military. Females 54%, males 44% Respondents were predominantly Caucasian 77% All age groups between 20 and 70+ were represented. Largest segment, 50-60 year olds 30% All professional domains were represented from industry, education, government, and military. Largest segment, university level 32% Educational attainment was high. Largest segment reporting doctorate level degree 33% The largest role reported was leaders 53% and 71% of respondents reported reusing their avatar identity across grids and platforms while 33% use their avatar identity with social media. Primary Platforms 67% Second Life 25% OpenSim 8% World of Warcraft Tour of Post-Traumatic Stress Environment Second Life 2012 Photo Credit: Gridjumper
  • 10. US Army Research Lab, Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC) Intel Load Test OpenSim 2013 http://militarymetaverse.org
  • 11. SIGVE attendees at the June 2013 annual International Society for Technology in Education conference in San Antonio, TX Special Interest Group Virtual Environments
  • 12. Loire Learning Campus Virtual World Design Thinking MOOC http://vwdesignthinking.com
  • 13. Quantitative Component Extraction Group Attachment EMPOWER ENGAGE COLLAB TRANS Group Engagement Group Understanding Group Collaboration Group Role Open Listening Avatar Relationship Avatar Empowerment Avatar Generativity Avatar Expression Somatic Awareness Presencing (Avatar) Transdisciplinarity Leadership Component EMPOWER ENGAGE COLLAB TRANS EMPOWER ENGAGE .235 COLLAB .142 .115 TRANS .385 .196 .183 Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis. Rotation Method: Oblimin with Kaiser Normalization. Eigenvalue 2.90, four factors Eigenvalue 11.74, two factors Eigenvalue 4.83, one factor Eigenvalue 3.58, four factors Correlation Matrix, Values of <.4 suppressed .385 N= 61, 44 quantitative variables
  • 14. Qualitative Theme Extraction 3 open questions - group - avatar - individual 11 ancillary questions that were answered on average by 42 respondents Open & axial coding 2,515 references 104 nodes created in Nvivo10 Codebook 12 word clouds created from coded nodes 35 text queries created from source material 18 Themes Embodiment Self- actualization Discipline Aspiration Techne (Boyatiz,1998 and Glaser, 1967)
  • 15. Self-Monitoring & Awareness 18 Themes including Self-Awareness across Two Constructs Created for the Study
  • 16. Dialogic Spectrum of Involvement
  • 17. The Presencing Institute (PI) is an awareness-based action research community for profound societal innovation and change. The presencing process is a journey that connects us more deeply both to what wants to emerge in the world and to our emerging, higher self. http://presencing.com/about 6th Discipline of Presencing
  • 18. Maslow’s Hierarchy Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/File:Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.svg Virtual Self Actualization Embodiment Theme Physical environments juxtaposed to collaborative virtual environments
  • 19. Identity Factors – Supermorphia (Young & Whitty, 2011) ‘ideal’ self to better measure virtual-physioception Physiological therapies using somatic experience in CVEs – intersection with biofeedback devices Connecting CVEs with place-bound simulators to blend physical and virtual teams, organizations, and community action Social entrepreneurship and leadership development Future Research And Practice Virtual Learning Organization Communities (VLOC) and Virtual Open Online Conferences (VOOC)? OpenSimulator Community Conference, Sept. 2013
  • 20. Thank you! http://barbaratruman.com/research @barbaratruman ISTE SIGVE Presenter Series – March 2014 Second Life

Editor's Notes

  1. http://barbaratruman.com/research/
  2. http://www.techthisway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IFTF_FutureWorkSkillsSummary_01.gifAlso recent Huffington Post editorial 4/10/14 by the President of Woodbury Universityhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/luis-maria-r-calingo/educating-for-uncertainty_b_5121958.html?ir=College 
  3. Lyr Lobo Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo
  4. GamesMOOC http://gamesmooc.shivtr.com
  5. Dr. Jeremy Bailenson http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business-july-dec13-games_07-11/
  6. International Society for Technology in Education Special Interest Group Virtual Environments Events: http://sigve.weebly.com
  7. Science of TeamScience Toolkit from the US National Cancer Institute: https://www.teamsciencetoolkit.cancer.gov
  8. Actual pdf of Barbara’s dissertation study: http://ciret-transdisciplinarity.org/biblio/biblio_pdf/barbara_truman.pdf
  9. Military Open Simulator Enterprise Strategy (MOSES) http://militarymetaverse.org
  10. ISTE-SIGVE Speaker Series http://sigve.weebly.com/13-14-speakers.html
  11. Loire Integrated Learning Environment http://www.au.af.mil/au/a46i/documents/Learning-With-Simulations-SPERPG-MPERPG-In-ILE.pdf
  12. Presencing Institute https://www.presencing.com
  13. OpenSim Community Conference http://conference.opensimulator.org