Rebecca Hein M.Sc.

• Hein, Rebecca, Jeanine Steinbock, Maria Eisenmann, Marc Erich Latoschik, en Carolin Wienrich. “Virtual Reality Im Modernen Englischunterricht Und Das Potenzial für Inter- Und Transkulturelles Lernen - Eine Pilotstudie”. Onder redaksie van Miriam Mulders, Josef Buchner, Andreas Dengel, en Raphael Zender. MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie Und Praxis Der Medienbildung 51 (2023): 191-213. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21240/mpaed/51/2023.01.18.X.
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  Dieser Beitrag präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Seminarkonzepts und der durchgeführten Begleitforschung zum inter- und transkulturellen Lernen in Virtual Reality (VR). Im Rahmen eines Universitätsseminars entwarfen TEFL-Studierende (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Unterrichtsstunden für fortgeschrittene Lernende des Faches Englisch der gymnasialen Oberstufe, die sich mit der Entwicklung von Empathie und der Fähigkeit zur Perspektivübernahme in interkulturellen Kommunikations- und Austauschsituationen befassten. Der Fokus des Konzepts lag dabei auf dem Verständnis und der Annahme kultureller Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede. Hier werden beispielhaft zwei der erstellten Unterrichtsentwürfe für VR Interventionen vorgestellt und diskutiert. Begleitend zum Seminar wurden empirische Daten erhoben. Zum einen wurde das Potenzial des InteractionSuitcase (eine Sammlung virtueller Objekte) von den Studierenden bewertet. Zum anderen wurde explorativ eine qualitative Methode zur Messung interkultureller Kompetenz (Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters) getestet. Die Ergebnisse dieser explorativen Pilotstudie zeigen, dass die Interaktion mit dem InteractionSuitcase von den Studierenden als intuitiv und gewinnbringend für die Konzeption von Unterrichtskonzepten bewertet wurde. Dennoch integrierten die Studierenden die Manipulation der virtuellen Avatare häufiger im Gegensatz zum InteractionSuitcase in die Unterrichtskonzepte. Der Beitrag verfolgt das Ziel, das Potenzial von VR für inter- und transkulturelles Lernen im gymnasialen Englischunterricht zu identifizieren.

  @article{hein2023medienpaed, abstract = {Dieser Beitrag präsentiert die Ergebnisse des Seminarkonzepts und der durchgeführten Begleitforschung zum inter- und transkulturellen Lernen in Virtual Reality (VR). Im Rahmen eines Universitätsseminars entwarfen TEFL-Studierende (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Unterrichtsstunden für fortgeschrittene Lernende des Faches Englisch der gymnasialen Oberstufe, die sich mit der Entwicklung von Empathie und der Fähigkeit zur Perspektivübernahme in interkulturellen Kommunikations- und Austauschsituationen befassten. Der Fokus des Konzepts lag dabei auf dem Verständnis und der Annahme kultureller Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede. Hier werden beispielhaft zwei der erstellten Unterrichtsentwürfe für VR Interventionen vorgestellt und diskutiert. Begleitend zum Seminar wurden empirische Daten erhoben. Zum einen wurde das Potenzial des InteractionSuitcase (eine Sammlung virtueller Objekte) von den Studierenden bewertet. Zum anderen wurde explorativ eine qualitative Methode zur Messung interkultureller Kompetenz (Autobiography of Intercultural Encounters) getestet. Die Ergebnisse dieser explorativen Pilotstudie zeigen, dass die Interaktion mit dem InteractionSuitcase von den Studierenden als intuitiv und gewinnbringend für die Konzeption von Unterrichtskonzepten bewertet wurde. Dennoch integrierten die Studierenden die Manipulation der virtuellen Avatare häufiger im Gegensatz zum InteractionSuitcase in die Unterrichtskonzepte. Der Beitrag verfolgt das Ziel, das Potenzial von VR für inter- und transkulturelles Lernen im gymnasialen Englischunterricht zu identifizieren.}, author = {Hein, Rebecca and Steinbock, Jeanine and Eisenmann, Maria and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin}, editor = {Mulders, Miriam and Buchner, Josef and Dengel, Andreas and Zender, Raphael}, journal = {MedienPädagogik: Zeitschrift für Theorie Und Praxis Der Medienbildung}, keywords = {coteach}, pages = {191-213}, title = {Virtual Reality im modernen Englischunterricht und das Potenzial für Inter- und Transkulturelles Lernen - Eine Pilotstudie}, volume = 51, year = 2023 }

• Hein, Rebecca M., Marc Erich Latoschik, en Carolin Wienrich. “Inter- and Transcultural Learning in Social Virtual Reality: A Proposal for an Inter- and Transcultural Virtual Object Database to Be Used in the Implementation, Reflection, and Evaluation of Virtual Encounters”. Onder redaksie van Fotis Liarokapis} {Mark Billinghurst en Mu-Chun Su. Multimodal Technologies and Interaction 6, no 7 (2022): 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/mti6070050.
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  Visual stimuli are frequently used to improve memory, language learning or perception, and understanding of metacognitive processes. However, in virtual reality (VR), there are few systematically and empirically derived databases. This paper proposes the first collection of virtual objects based on empirical evaluation for inter-and transcultural encounters between English- and German-speaking learners. We used explicit and implicit measurement methods to identify cultural associations and the degree of stereotypical perception for each virtual stimuli (n = 293) through two online studies, including native German and English-speaking participants. The analysis resulted in a final well-describable database of 128 objects (called InteractionSuitcase). In future applications, the objects can be used as a great interaction or conversation asset and behavioral measurement tool in social VR applications, especially in the field of foreign language education. For example, encounters can use the objects to describe their culture, or teachers can intuitively assess stereotyped attitudes of the encounters.

  @article{mti6070050, abstract = {Visual stimuli are frequently used to improve memory, language learning or perception, and understanding of metacognitive processes. However, in virtual reality (VR), there are few systematically and empirically derived databases. This paper proposes the first collection of virtual objects based on empirical evaluation for inter-and transcultural encounters between English- and German-speaking learners. We used explicit and implicit measurement methods to identify cultural associations and the degree of stereotypical perception for each virtual stimuli (n = 293) through two online studies, including native German and English-speaking participants. The analysis resulted in a final well-describable database of 128 objects (called InteractionSuitcase). In future applications, the objects can be used as a great interaction or conversation asset and behavioral measurement tool in social VR applications, especially in the field of foreign language education. For example, encounters can use the objects to describe their culture, or teachers can intuitively assess stereotyped attitudes of the encounters.}, author = {Hein, Rebecca M. and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin}, editor = {{Mark Billinghurst, Fotis Liarokapis}, Lars Erik Holmquist and Su, Mu-Chun}, journal = {Multimodal Technologies and Interaction}, keywords = {coteach}, number = 7, pages = 50, title = {Inter- and Transcultural Learning in Social Virtual Reality: A Proposal for an Inter- and Transcultural Virtual Object Database to be Used in the Implementation, Reflection, and Evaluation of Virtual Encounters}, volume = 6, year = 2022 }
• Hein, Rebecca, Marc Erich Latoschik, en Carolin Wienrich. “Usability and User Experience of Virtual Objects Supporting Learning and Communicating in Virtual Reality”. In Mensch Und Computer 2022 - Tagungsband, onder redaksie van Bastian Pfleging, Kathrin Gerling, en Sven Mayer, 510-14. New York: ACM, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1145/3543758.3547568.
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  This study aims to evaluate the usability and user experience of the InteractionSuitecase. This is a collection of virtual objects that have cultural connotations (associated with German or Anglo-American culture). They are intended to promote communication about cultural differences and similarities in English lessons at German schools. They are thus part of a didactic concept for using social VR for trans- and intercultural learning. Future teacher used the virtual objects during a practical seminar and rated them as useful. Further they associates a positive user experience. Since the virtual objects should encourage communication, the sense of connectedness instead of isolation is a very important results. The results proved the readiness of the InteractionSuitcase for further pedagogical applications.

  @inproceedings{mci/Hein2022, abstract = {This study aims to evaluate the usability and user experience of the InteractionSuitecase. This is a collection of virtual objects that have cultural connotations (associated with German or Anglo-American culture). They are intended to promote communication about cultural differences and similarities in English lessons at German schools. They are thus part of a didactic concept for using social VR for trans- and intercultural learning. Future teacher used the virtual objects during a practical seminar and rated them as useful. Further they associates a positive user experience. Since the virtual objects should encourage communication, the sense of connectedness instead of isolation is a very important results. The results proved the readiness of the InteractionSuitcase for further pedagogical applications.}, address = {New York}, author = {Hein, Rebecca and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin}, booktitle = {Mensch und Computer 2022 - Tagungsband}, editor = {Pfleging, Bastian and Gerling, Kathrin and Mayer, Sven}, keywords = {coteach}, pages = {510-514}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {Usability and User Experience of Virtual Objects Supporting Learning and Communicating in Virtual Reality}, year = 2022 }

• Wienrich, Carolin, Nina Döllinger, en Rebecca Hein. “Behavioral Framework of Immersive Technologies ({BehaveFIT}): How and Why Virtual Reality Can Support Behavioral Change Processes”. Frontiers in Virtual Reality. Technology for VR. Special Issue: User Experience in Virtual Reality Application Design 2 (Junie 2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2021.627194.
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  @article{Wienrich_2021, author = {Wienrich, Carolin and Döllinger, Nina and Hein, Rebecca}, journal = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality. Technology for VR. Special Issue: User Experience in Virtual Reality Application design}, keywords = {change_experience}, month = {06}, publisher = {Frontiers Media {SA}}, title = {Behavioral Framework of Immersive Technologies ({BehaveFIT}): How and Why Virtual Reality can Support Behavioral Change Processes}, volume = 2, year = 2021 }
• Foerster, Kristina, Rebecca Hein, Silke Grafe, Marc Erich Latoschik, en Carolin Wienrich. “Fostering Intercultural Competencies in Initial Teacher Education. Implementation of Educational Design Prototypes Using a Social VR Environment”. In Proceedings of Innovate Learning Summit 2020 2021, onder redaksie van Theo Bastiaens, 73-86. Online, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2021. https://www.learntechlib.org/pv/220276/.
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  The combination of globalization and digitalization emphasizes the importance of media-related and intercultural competencies of teacher educators and pre-service teachers. This article reports on the initial prototypical implementation of a pedagogical concept to foster such competencies of pre-service teachers. The proposed pedagogical concept utilizes a social VR framework since related work on the characteristics of VR indicate that this medium is particularly well suited for intercultural professional development processes. The development is integrated into a larger design-based-research approach that develops a theory-guided and empirically grounded professional development concept for teacher educators with a special focus on TETC 8. TETC provide a suitable competence framework capable of aligning both requirements for media-related as well as intercultural competencies. In an exploratory study with student teachers we designed...

  @inproceedings{FoerHeinGraf2021ys, abstract = {The combination of globalization and digitalization emphasizes the importance of media-related and intercultural competencies of teacher educators and pre-service teachers. This article reports on the initial prototypical implementation of a pedagogical concept to foster such competencies of pre-service teachers. The proposed pedagogical concept utilizes a social VR framework since related work on the characteristics of VR indicate that this medium is particularly well suited for intercultural professional development processes. The development is integrated into a larger design-based-research approach that develops a theory-guided and empirically grounded professional development concept for teacher educators with a special focus on TETC 8. TETC provide a suitable competence framework capable of aligning both requirements for media-related as well as intercultural competencies. In an exploratory study with student teachers we designed...}, address = {Online, United States}, author = {Foerster, Kristina and Hein, Rebecca and Grafe, Silke and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin}, booktitle = {Proceedings of Innovate Learning Summit 2020 2021}, editor = {Bastiaens, Theo}, keywords = {coteach}, month = 11, pages = {73–86}, publisher = {Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)}, title = {Fostering Intercultural Competencies in Initial Teacher Education. Implementation of Educational Design Prototypes using a Social VR Environment}, year = 2021 }
• Hein, Rebecca, Jeanine Steinbock, Maria Eisenmann, Marc Erich Latoschik, en Carolin Wienrich. “Development of the InteractionSuitcase in Virtual Reality to Support Inter- and Transcultural Learning Processes in English As Foreign Language Education”. In DELFI 2021, onder redaksie van Andrea Kienle, Andreas Harrer, Joerg M. Haake, en Andreas Lingnau, 91-96. Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V, 2021.
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  @inproceedings{hein2021development, address = {Bonn}, author = {Hein, Rebecca and Steinbock, Jeanine and Eisenmann, Maria and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin}, booktitle = {DELFI 2021}, editor = {Kienle, Andrea and Harrer, Andreas and Haake, Joerg M. and Lingnau, Andreas}, keywords = {m.eisenmann}, pages = {91-96}, publisher = {Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.}, title = {Development of the InteractionSuitcase in virtual reality to support inter- and transcultural learning processes in English as Foreign Language education}, year = 2021 }
• Hein, Rebecca M, Jeanine Steinbock, Maria Eisenmann, Carolin Wienrich, en Marc Erich Latoschik. “Inter- Und Transkulturelles Lernen in Virtual Reality - Ein Seminarkonzept für Die Lehrkräfteausbildung Im Fach Englisch”. In: Söbke, H. & Weise, M. (Hrsg.), Wettbewerbsband AVRiL 2021, 2021, 34-39. https://doi.org/10.18420/avril2021_05.
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  Inter- und transkulturelle Kompetenzen sind zentrale Elemente einer aktiven Teilhabe in einer modernen Gesellschaft. Die Fremdsprachenforschung setzt sich im Kontext der Digitalisierung mit neuen Konzepten zum Erwerb dieser Kompetenzen im Fremdsprachenunterricht auseinander. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit der HCI-Forschung zum Einsatz von social VR im Klassenzimmer lässt auf einen positiven Erkenntnisgewinn schließen. So lautet die zentrale Forschungshypothese, dass vollimmersive Lernumgebungen verstärkt inter- und transkulturelle Lernprozesse fördern, weil Lernende VR-Welten nicht nur betrachten, sondern innerhalb dieser selbstwirksam interagieren und das Umfeld eigenständig manipulieren können. Darauf aufbauend wurde ein Seminarkonzept entwickelt, in dem Lehramtsstudierende für das Fach Englisch inter- und transkulturelle Lehr/Lernszenarien in VR konzipieren, die sie dann in ihrer Unterrichtspraxis einsetzen können. So lernen Studierende das Potenzial von VR nicht nur kennen, sondern ebenso dieses unterrichtlich umzusetzen.

  @article{hein2021inter, abstract = {Inter- und transkulturelle Kompetenzen sind zentrale Elemente einer aktiven Teilhabe in einer modernen Gesellschaft. Die Fremdsprachenforschung setzt sich im Kontext der Digitalisierung mit neuen Konzepten zum Erwerb dieser Kompetenzen im Fremdsprachenunterricht auseinander. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit der HCI-Forschung zum Einsatz von social VR im Klassenzimmer lässt auf einen positiven Erkenntnisgewinn schließen. So lautet die zentrale Forschungshypothese, dass vollimmersive Lernumgebungen verstärkt inter- und transkulturelle Lernprozesse fördern, weil Lernende VR-Welten nicht nur betrachten, sondern innerhalb dieser selbstwirksam interagieren und das Umfeld eigenständig manipulieren können. Darauf aufbauend wurde ein Seminarkonzept entwickelt, in dem Lehramtsstudierende für das Fach Englisch inter- und transkulturelle Lehr/Lernszenarien in VR konzipieren, die sie dann in ihrer Unterrichtspraxis einsetzen können. So lernen Studierende das Potenzial von VR nicht nur kennen, sondern ebenso dieses unterrichtlich umzusetzen.}, author = {Hein, Rebecca M and Steinbock, Jeanine and Eisenmann, Maria and Wienrich, Carolin and Latoschik, Marc Erich}, journal = {In: Söbke, H. & Weise, M. (Hrsg.), Wettbewerbsband AVRiL 2021}, keywords = {m.eisenmann}, pages = {34-39}, title = {Inter- und Transkulturelles Lernen in Virtual Reality - Ein Seminarkonzept für die Lehrkräfteausbildung im Fach Englisch}, year = 2021 }
• Hein, Rebecca M., Carolin Wienrich, en Marc E. Latoschik. “A Systematic Review of Foreign Language Learning With Immersive Technologies (2001-2020)”. {AIMS} Electronics and Electrical Engineering 5, no 2 (2021): 117-45. https://doi.org/10.3934/electreng.2021007.
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  @article{Hein_2021, author = {Hein, Rebecca M. and Wienrich, Carolin and Latoschik, Marc E.}, journal = {{AIMS} Electronics and Electrical Engineering}, keywords = {change_experience}, number = 2, pages = {117–145}, publisher = {American Institute of Mathematical Sciences ({AIMS})}, title = {A systematic review of foreign language learning with immersive technologies (2001-2020)}, volume = 5, year = 2021 }

• Wolf, Erik, Ronja Heinrich, Annabell Michalek, David Schraudt, Anna Hohm, Rebecca Hein, Tobias Grundgeiger, en Oliver Happel. “Rapid Preparation of Eye Tracking Data for Debriefung in Medical Training: A Feasibility Study”. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 63:733-37. https://doi.org/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1071181319631032.
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  Simulation-based medical training is an increasingly used method to improve the technical and non-technical performance of clinical staff. An essential part of training is the debriefing of the participants, often using audio, video, or even eye tracking recordings. We conducted a practice-oriented feasibility study to test an eye tracking data preparation procedure, which automatically provided information about the gaze distribution on areas of interest such as the vital sign monitor or the patient simulator. We acquired eye tracking data during three simulation scenarios and provided gaze distribution data for debriefing within 30 minutes. Additionally, we qualitatively evaluated the usefulness of the generated eye tracking data for debriefings. Participating students and debriefers were mostly positive about the data provided; however, future research should improve the technical side of the procedure and investigate best practices regarding how to present and use the data in debriefings.

  @inproceedings{wolf2019rapid, abstract = {Simulation-based medical training is an increasingly used method to improve the technical and non-technical performance of clinical staff. An essential part of training is the debriefing of the participants, often using audio, video, or even eye tracking recordings. We conducted a practice-oriented feasibility study to test an eye tracking data preparation procedure, which automatically provided information about the gaze distribution on areas of interest such as the vital sign monitor or the patient simulator. We acquired eye tracking data during three simulation scenarios and provided gaze distribution data for debriefing within 30 minutes. Additionally, we qualitatively evaluated the usefulness of the generated eye tracking data for debriefings. Participating students and debriefers were mostly positive about the data provided; however, future research should improve the technical side of the procedure and investigate best practices regarding how to present and use the data in debriefings.}, author = {Wolf, Erik and Heinrich, Ronja and Michalek, Annabell and Schraudt, David and Hohm, Anna and Hein, Rebecca and Grundgeiger, Tobias and Happel, Oliver}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting}, keywords = {rebecca.hein}, month = 11, number = 1, pages = {733-737}, title = {Rapid Preparation of Eye Tracking Data for Debriefung in Medical Training: A Feasibility Study}, volume = 63, year = 2019 }