Alternative Realities: Immersive Learning for and with Students

Title
Alternative Realities: Immersive Learning for and with Students
Publication Date
2009
Author(s)
Gregory, Susanne
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-8266
Email: sgregor4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sgregor4
Reiners, Torsten
Tynan, Belinda
Editor
Editor(s): Holim Song
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Information Science Reference
Place of publication
United States of America
Edition
1
UNE publication id
une:9110
Abstract
As students increasingly engage with alternative social networking (or realities) there is a scope for educators to explore whether they pose opportunities for rethinking learning and teaching spaces. The authors argue that there is a requirement to shift away from mapping traditional thinking about what constitutes a learning experience when considering virtual worlds. This chapter draws upon two case studies that have provided two distinctly different learning designs for Logistics students and pre-service teachers. These cases, alongside a comprehensive review of the use of virtual worlds in education will draw out issues and factors which need to be considered when pursuing virtual worlds as learning spaces. Specifically, discussion and recommendations will have a focus on pedagogical, organisational, equity and access, cultural, economic and social factors relevant to the use of virtual worlds in distance education.
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Citation
Distance Learning Technology, Current Instruction, and the Future of Education: Applications of Today, Practices of Tomorrow, p. 245-272
ISBN
9781615206735
9781615206728
Start page
245
End page
272

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