TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fromm, Jennifer
A1  - Stieglitz, Stefan
A1  - Mirbabaie, Milad
T1  - Virtual reality in digital education
T2  - ACM SIGMIS database
N2  - Virtual reality promises high potential as an immersive, hands-on learning tool for training 21st-century skills. However, previous research revealed that the mere use of digital tools in higher education does not automatically translate into learning outcomes. Instead, information systems studies emphasized the importance of effective use behavior to achieve technology usage goals. Applying the affordance network approach, we investigated what constitutes effective usage behavior regarding a virtual reality collaboration system in digital education. Therefore, we conducted 18 interviews with students and observations of six course sessions. The results uncover how affordance actualization contributed to the achievement of learning goals. A comparison with findings of previous studies on other information systems (i.e., electronic medical record systems, big data analytics, fitness wearables) allowed us to highlight system-specific differences in effective use behavior. We also demonstrated a clear distinction between concepts surrounding effective use theory facilitating the application of the affordance network approach in information systems research.
KW  - virtual reality
KW  - effective use behavior
KW  - affordance network approach
KW  - digital education
KW  - qualitative research
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64650
SN  - 0095-0033
SN  - 1532-0936
VL  - 55
IS  - 2
SP  - 14
EP  - 41
PB  - ACM
CY  - New York, NY
ER  -