Interactive Learning and Researching with Visualization

Can the use of visualization promote links between learners, teachers, and researchers? Could such links improve learning, the quality of teaching , or stimulate new research? We report on our tentative experiment in this direction using animation software and conclude that it does indeed promote links and stimulate research. We present our plans for the future.

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