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Second Life: A Novice/Expert Teaching and Learning Tale |
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Editor(s): Belinda Tynan, Julie Willems, Rosalind James |
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Hershey, United States of America |
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Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL) Book Series |
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10.4018/978-1-4666-4205-8.ch015 |
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An increasing number of educational institutions are trialling the use of virtual worlds as teaching and learning environments, particularly for distance education students. In 2009 the authors have begun a research project to explore the efficacy of one such virtual world, Second Life, as a viable adjunct to other online learning experiences. However, it is now recognised that most academics have no experience of teaching in a virtual world. An integral aspect of our research is to examine whether a novice user of Second Life could quickly learn to teach effectively with this tool. The teaching experience is outlined from two points of view: the novice and the expert. The emergent themes are discussed and conclusions are made regarding the efficacy of Second Life as a teaching and learning environment for distance education students and the level of support that might be needed to assist other novices to teach in-world. |
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Outlooks and Opportunities in Blended and Distance Learning, p. 204-218 |
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