Authentic Virtual World Education
Facilitating Cultural Engagement and Creativity
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Beschreibung
The book presents the possibilities and realities of virtual worlds in education through the application of 3D virtual worlds to support authentic learning, creativity, learner engagement and cultural diversity in higher education. It includes a unique variety of cross disciplinary approaches to research, teaching and learning in a virtual world, including analysis of data from the experiences of students in education, law, Chinese language, sustainability, computer architecture, business, health and the Arts. The book provides unique learning experiences that have celebrated the rich media of virtual world environments through the utilisation of affordances such as simulation, bots, synchronous interaction, machinima and games. The perspectives come from Australia and New Zealand higher education academics but transferable to any higher educational institution in the sector, worldwide, and is significant to various disciplines in the higher education field.
Introduces a new assessment methodology focusing on goal-oriented performed actions of learners
Provides insights into the affordances of virtual worlds as a safe and effective intercultural learning environments
Synthesizes case studies focusing on the use of 3D virtual worlds in higher education
Introduces a new assessment methodology focusing on goal-oriented performed actions of learners Provides insights into the affordances of virtual worlds as a safe and effective intercultural learning environments Synthesizes case studies focusing on the use of 3D virtual worlds in higher education Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Sue Gregory
Themen in »Authentic Virtual World Education«
Virtual worlds Second Life Online learning Distance education Higher education Cultural diversity Intercultural awareness Multi-user virtual environments Legal education Cognitive engagement Thinking skills Second language acquisition Internationalisation Stimulated recall methodology learning and instruction