Researching learning in virtual worlds
Title:
Researching learning in virtual worlds
Author:
ReLIVE 08 (2008 : Open University)
ISBN:
9781849960465
Conference Author:
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.
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Electronic Access:
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