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Keywords

Education Technology; Instructional Design; Curriculum Development; Virtual Reality; K-12; Higher Ed, ICT; Distance Education;, Autonomy; EFL; Learning strategies; English; Teaching; Education; Online Education;

Countries

United States, Brazil

Biography

Robson Junior has a BA in English and Literature (UFES/Brazil) and a Post-Graduation certificate in Distance Education (UFF/Brazil).
His research undertakings regard Educational Affordances of Immersive Virtual Reality and Video Games for integrated STEAM Curriculum Development.
Since Fall 2017, Junior is a Teaching, Learning, and Technology Ph.D. student in the department of Education and Human Services at Lehigh University's Graduate College of Education.

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In Brazil, Junior built a 10-year English teaching career. He is interested in foreign language teaching and learning, autonomy studies, technology integration, online environments, and video games. He worked in the municipality of Macae, state of Rio de Janeiro with middle school and language course grades with EFL (English as a Foreign Language). He also worked with ESP (English for Specific Purposes) in Macae’s public college. There, he developed research regarding the development of a comprehensive Virtual Learning Environment (powered by MOODLE) aiming at offering quality foreign language instruction and technology education through the use of free available resources scattered throughout the internet.

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Employment (2)

Lehigh University: Bethlehem, PA, US

2018-01-28 to 2024-06-30 | Research Assistant (RA) (Teaching, Learning, and Technology)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Lehigh : Bethlehem, PA, US

2017-09-01 to 2018-05-31 | Graduate Assistant (GA) (Teaching, Learning, and Technology)
Employment
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Education and qualifications (3)

Lehigh University: Bethlehem, PA, US

2017-08-28 to present | Ph.D. candidate (Teaching, Learning, and Technology)
Education
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Universidade Federal Fluminense: Niteroi, RJ, BR

2011-01-15 to 2013-01-15 | Postgraduate Certificate in Planning, Implementation and Management of Distance Education (LANTE - Laboratório de Novas Tecnologias de Ensino )
Education
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES): Vitoria, ES, BR

2006-02-15 to 2009-12-15 | Full Licenciate in English Language and Literature (DLL - Deparatamento de Línguas e Letras)
Education
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Funding (1)

Projeto AVA CMI: Desenvolvimento de um Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem para o Centro Municipal de Idiomas de Macae/RJ

2015-04 to 2015-12 | Grant
Fundacao Educacional de Macae - FUNEMAC (Macae, State of Rio de Janeiro, BR)
GRANT_NUMBER: EDITAL N°06/2015 DE SELEÇÃO DE BOLSAS DE EXTENSÃO
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Works (4)

An Immersive Virtual Reality Game Designed to Promote Learning Engagement and Flow

Proceedings of 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2020
2020 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.23919/iLRN47897.2020.9155132
EID:

2-s2.0-85091649545
Contributors: Bodzin, A.; Junior, R.A.; Hammond, T.; Anastasio, D.
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Araujo-Junior, R. M. via Scopus - Elsevier

Work-in-Progress-Immersive Virtual Reality Design Considerations to Promote Learning for English Language Learners

Proceedings of 6th International Conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network, iLRN 2020
2020 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.23919/iLRN47897.2020.9155141
EID:

2-s2.0-85091644312
Contributors: Junior, R.A.; Bodzin, A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Araujo-Junior, R. M. via Scopus - Elsevier

ELTGIS: English Language Teaching via Geographical Information Systems

2017-10 | Lecture
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.

Project AVA CMI

Revista Acadêmica FAROL
2015-08 | Journal article
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Araujo-Junior, R. M.
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