Sustaining the future through virtual worlds

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

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Title:	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
Contributor(s):	Gregory, Sue (author) ; Gregory, Brent (author); Orwin, Lindy (author); Stupans, Ieva (author); Scutter, Shiela (author); Warren, Ian (author); Steel, Caroline (author); Neundorf, Penny (author); Bower, Matt (author); Miller, Charlynn (author); Mathews, Shane (author); Butler, Des (author); Hillier, Mathew (author); Hearns, Merle (author); Garcia, Jaime (author); Jegathesan, Jay Jay (author); Brown, Ross (author); Meredith, Grant (author); Muir-Cochran, Eimear (author); Flintoff, Kim (author); Grant, Scott (author); Atkins, Clare (author); Gaukrodger, Belma (author); Jacka, Lisa (author); Giovanangeli, Angela (author); Le Rossignol, Karen (author); Larson, Ian (author); Cram, Andrew (author); Linegar, Dale (author); Wang, Xiangyu (author); Muir, Tracey (author); Cleland, Ben (author); Paillat, Edith (author); Grenfell, Jenny (author); Schutt, Stefan (author); Hay, Lyn (author); Gu, Ning (author); Williams, Anthony (author); Simoff, Simeon (author); Bogdanovych, Anton (author); McCarthy, Angela (author); Ellis, David (author); Stokes-Thompson, Frederick (author); Wood, Denise (author); Masters, Yvonne (author) ; Farley, Helen (author)
Publication Date:	2012
Open Access:	Yes
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11818
Open Access Link:	http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/Wellington12/2012/images/custom/gregory%2c_sue_-_sustaining.pdf
Abstract:	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.
Publication Type:	Conference Publication
Conference Details:	ASCILITE 2012: 29th annual Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 25th - 28th November, 2012
Source of Publication:	Future challenges, sustainable futures: Proceedings of ascilite Wellington 2012, p. 361-368
Publisher:	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
Place of Publication:	Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:	130306 Educational Technology and Computing 130103 Higher Education 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	390405 Educational technology and computing 390303 Higher education 390113 Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008:	930503 Resourcing of Education and Training Systems 930102 Learner and Learning Processes 930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	160204 Management, resources and leadership 160304 Teaching and instruction technologies
Peer Reviewed:	Yes
HERDC Category Description:	E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links:	http://www.ascilite.org/conferences/Wellington12/2012/pagec16a.html
Appears in Collections:	Conference Publication UNE Business School