Researching learning in virtual worlds
by
 
ReLIVE 08 (2008 : Open University)

Title
Researching learning in virtual worlds

Author
ReLIVE 08 (2008 : Open University)

ISBN
9781849960465

Conference Author
ReLIVE 08 (2008 : Open University)

Publication Information
London ; New York : Springer, ©2010.

Physical Description
xxviii, 196 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Series
Human-computer interaction series,
 
Human-computer interaction series.

General Note
" ... this book follows the ReLIVE08 conference that was held at the Open University in Milton Keynes in November 2008"--Introduction.

Contents
Virtual environments: issues and opportunities for researching inclusive educational practices / Kieron Sheehy -- LEarning, teaching and ambiguity in virtual worlds / Diane Carr, Martin Oliver, and Andrew Burn -- The Second Life researcher toolkit : an exploration of inworld tools, methods and approaches for researching educational projects in Second Life / Elena Moschini -- The Schome Park programme : exploring educational alternatives / Peter Twining and Shri Footring -- New literacies in Schome PArk / Julia Gillen -- The third place in Second Life : real life community in a virtual world / Anna Peachey -- Design and delivery of game-based learning for virtual patients in Second Life: initial findings / Maria Toro-Troconis [and others] -- Learning and teaching in virtual worlds : boundaries, challenges and opportunities / Liz Thackray, Judith Good, and Katherine Howland -- Mixed-methods and mixed-worlds: engaging globally distributed user groups for extended evaluation and studies / Daniel Livingstone and Peter R. Bloomfield -- This is not a game : social virtual worlds, fun, and learning / Mark W. Bell, Sarah Smith-Robbins, and Greg Withnail.

Abstract
This book follows the ReLIVE08 conference that was held at the Open University in Milton Keynes in November 2008.

Subject Term
Virtual reality in education -- Congresses.
 
Virtual reality in education -- Research -- Congresses.

Added Author
Peachey, Anna.

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018959072&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA


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