Sustaining the future through virtual worlds

2012

Gregory, Sue

Gregory, Brent

Orwin, Lindy

Stupans, Ieva

Scutter, Shiela

Warren, Ian

Steel, Caroline

Neundorf, Penny

Bower, Matt

Miller, Charlynn

Mathews, Shane

Butler, Des

Hillier, Mathew

Hearns, Merle

Garcia, Jaime

Jegathesan, Jay Jay

Brown, Ross

Meredith, Grant

Muir-Cochran, Eimear

Flintoff, Kim

Grant, Scott

Atkins, Clare

Gaukrodger, Belma

Jacka, Lisa

Giovanangeli, Angela

Le Rossignol, Karen

Larson, Ian

Cram, Andrew

Linegar, Dale

Wang, Xiangyu

Muir, Tracey

Cleland, Ben

Paillat, Edith

Grenfell, Jenny

Schutt, Stefan

Hay, Lyn

Gu, Ning

Williams, Anthony

Simoff, Simeon

Bogdanovych, Anton

McCarthy, Angela

Ellis, David

Stokes-Thompson, Frederick

Wood, Denise

Masters, Yvonne

Farley, Helen

Editor(s): M Brown, M Hartnett, and T Stewart

Conference Publication

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Publication

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)

Australia

une:12019

Virtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher education institutions continue to use VWs in the same way as they have done in the past; others are exploring a range of different VWs or using them in new ways; whilst some are opting out altogether. This paper presents an overview of how 46 educators from some 26 institutions see VWs as an opportunity to sustain higher education. The positives and negatives of using VWs are discussed.

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Future challenges, sustainable futures: Proceedings of ascilite Wellington 2012, p. 361-368

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