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Employment (4)

University of North Texas: Denton, Texas, US

2022-09-22 to present | Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies (Learning Technologies)
Employment
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

University of North Texas: Denton, TX, US

2019-08-01 to 2022-08-30 | Lecturer (Learning Technologies)
Employment
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Valdosta State University: Valdosta, GA, US

2018-01-01 to 2019-05-10 | Adjunct (Modern and Classical Languages)
Employment
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Carbondale, IL, US

2004-08-01 to 2006-08-01 | French Instructor (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Employment
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Education and qualifications (4)

Southern Illinois University Carbondale: Carbondale, IL, US

2008-08-01 to 2016-08-01 | Ph.D. (Instructional Technology & Design)
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Southern Illionis University: Carbondale, Illinois, US

2004-08-01 to 2006-08-01 | M.A. (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Education
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Pedagogical University: Cracow, PL

1997-08-01 to 2001-08-01 | M.Ed. (Education)
Education
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Pedagogical University: Cracow, PL

1993-08-01 to 1996-08-01 | B.Ed. (English Teacher Training College)
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Professional activities (5)

American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL): Chicago, IL, US

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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

International Association of Smart Learning Environments: Denton, TX, US

2019 to present
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL): Ulster, IE

2017 to present
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO): San Marcos, TX, US

2009 to present
Membership
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT): Bloomington, IN, US

2009 to present
Membership
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Works (43)

Using AI to Support the Transition From Schooling to Employment for Autistic Individuals

2024-10-25 | Book chapter
Contributors: Brady Lund; Karen R. Johnson; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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An exploratory study on practising listening comprehension skills in high‐immersion virtual reality

British Journal of Educational Technology
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Yongluan Ye; Regina Kaplan‐Rakowski
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A study of vocabulary learning using annotated 360° pictures

Computer Assisted Language Learning
2024-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Kevin Papin; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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What preK-12 teachers should know about educational technology in 2023: A research-to-practice anthology. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

AACE
2023 | Book
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

The impact of sound and immersive experience on learners when using virtual reality and tablet: A mixed‐method study

British Journal of Educational Technology
2023-12-16 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0007-1013
Part of ISSN: 1467-8535
Contributors: Regina Kaplan‐Rakowski; Deborah Cockerham; Richard E. Ferdig
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Language teachers’ beliefs about using high-immersion virtual reality

Education and Information Technologies
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Tetyana Kucher Dhimolea; Iuliia Sergeevna Khukalenko
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The impact of high-immersion virtual reality on foreign language anxiety

Smart Learning Environments
2023-10-04 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 2196-7091
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Alice Gruber
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Generative AI and Teachers’ Perspectives on Its Implementation in Education

Journal of Interactive Learning Research
2023-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Kimberly Grotewold; Peggy Hartwick; Kevin Papin
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Implementing low-cost 360° video technology to promote core skills in journalism courses

The Journal of Applied Instructional Design
2022-12-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Motivation and reading in high-immersion virtual reality

2022-12-12 | Book chapter
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Alice Gruber
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Verbal and nonverbal communication in high-immersion virtual reality for language learners

2022-12-12 | Book chapter
Contributors: Alice Gruber; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Student vulnerabilities and confidence in learning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Studies in Higher Education
2022-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Silvia Bartolic; Uwe Matzat; Joanna Tai; Jamie-Lee Burgess; David Boud; Hailey Craig; Audon Archibald; Amy De Jaeger; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Louise Lutze-Mann et al.
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Teachers’ perceptions of using virtual reality technology in classrooms: A large-scale survey

Education and Information Technologies
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Iuliia Sergeevna Khukalenko; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Yunjo An; Vera Dmitrievna Iushina
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A Retrospective of Teaching, Technology, and Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/221522/
2022-09-10 | Edited book
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Special Issue Editorial: A 2025 Vision for Technology and Teacher Education

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
2022-09-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

IALLT Interview Project Episode 8: Interview about Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) with Regina Kaplan-Rakowski, Randall Sadler, and Tricia Thrasher

The FLTMAG
2022-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Randall Sadler; Tricia Thrasher; Jeffrey Samuels
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Teachers’ perceptions of using virtual reality technology in classrooms: A large-scale survey.

Education and Information Technologies
2022-05-18 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

A systematic review of research on high-immersion virtual reality for language learning

TechTrends
2022-05-10 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

A study on vocabulary learning using immersive 360° pictures.

Computer Assisted Language Learning
2022-05-08 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Supporting social and emotional well-being with artificial intelligence

Bridging Human and Artificial Intelligence
2022-03 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

One-on-one foreign language speaking practice in high-immersion virtual reality

Contextual Language Learning - Real Language Learning on the Continuum from Virtuality to Reality
2021 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

The impact of virtual reality meditation on college students’ test performance.

Smart Learning Environments
2021-10-05 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Learning vocabulary using 2D pictures is more effective than using immersive 3D stereoscopic pictures.

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
2021-09-01 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Examining K-12 teachers’ feelings, experiences, and perspectives regarding online teaching during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Educational Technology Research and Development
2021-06-01 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Addressing students’ emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective on text versus video feedback in online environments.

Educational Technology Research and Development
2021-02-01 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Editorial: Rapid publishing in a time of COVID-19: How a pandemic might change our academic writing practices.

Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education
2021-01-05 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

An exploratory analysis of the impact of learners’ first language on vocabulary recall using immersive technologies

EUROCALL
2020 | Conference paper
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

User experience of virtual reality public speaking practice.

Cognitive and affective perspectives on immersive technology in education
2020 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

An exploratory analysis of the impact of learners’ first language on vocabulary recall using immersive technologies

2020-12-14 | Book chapter
Contributors: Kevin Papin; Regina Kaplan-Rakowski
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Special issue editorial: Preservice and inservice professional development during the COVID-19 pandemic

Journal of Technology and Teacher Education
2020-07-01 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field.

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
2020-07-01 | Edited book
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Immersive media and their future

Educational Media and Technology Yearbook
2019 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Low-immersion versus high-immersion virtual reality: Definitions, classification, and examples with a foreign language focus

Innovation in Language Learning Conference Proceedings 2019
2019 | Conference paper
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

The impact of verbal and nonverbal auditory resources on explicit foreign language vocabulary learning

System
2019-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan-Rakowski; Barbara Loranc
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The effect of stereoscopic three-dimensional images on vocabulary learning

Contemporary Educational Technology
2019-10-24 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

The Effect of Stereoscopic Three-Dimensional Images on Vocabulary Learning

Contemporary Educational Technology
2019-10-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Regina Kaplan Rakowski
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The impact of verbal and nonverbal auditory resources on explicit foreign language vocabulary learning

System
2019-08-01 | Journal article
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Students’ attitudes towards high-immersion virtual reality assisted language learning

EUROCALL
2018 | Conference paper
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Students’ views on the helpfulness of multimedia components of digital flashcards in mobile-assisted vocabulary learning

EUROCALL
2017 | Conference paper
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Educational technologies for the neomillenial generation

Interactive media use and youth: Learning, knowledge exchange and behavior
2011 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Foreign language instruction in a virtual environment: An examination of potential activities.

Teaching through multi-user virtual environments: Applying dynamic elements to the modern classroom
2011 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Modding and rezzing in games and virtual environments for education.

Gaming for classroom-based learning: Digital role playing as a motivator of study
2011 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Teaching foreign languages in a virtual world: Lesson plans.

Multi-user virtual environments for the classroom: Practical approaches to teaching in virtual worlds
2011 | Book chapter
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Regina Kaplan-Rakowski

Peer review (22 reviews for 7 publications/grants)

Review activity for Computers & education. (1)
Review activity for Computers & education. (1)
Review activity for Education and information technologies. (1)
Review activity for Educational technology research and development. (15)
Review activity for Learning and instruction (1)
Review activity for Multimedia tools and applications. (2)
Review activity for TechTrends. (1)