Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9327
Title: How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
Contributor(s): Gregory, Brent  (author); Gregory, Sue  (author)orcid ; Flintoff, Kim (author); Schutt , Stefan (author); Linegar, Dale (author); Alderton, Robyn (author); Cram, Andrew (author); Stupans, Ieva  (author); Orwin, Lindy (author); Meredith, Grant (author); McCormick, Debbie (author); Collins, Francesca (author); Wood, Denise (author); Grenfell, Jenny (author); Zagami, Jason (author); Ellis, Allan (author); Jacka, Lisa (author); Campbell, John (author); Larsons, Ian (author); Fluck, Andrew (author); Thomas, Angela (author); Farley, Helen (author); Muldoon, Nona (author); Masters, Yvonne  (author)orcid ; Abbas, Ali (author); Sinnappan, Suku (author); Neville, Katrina (author); Burnett, Ian (author); Aitken, Ashley (author); Simoff, Simeon (author); Scutter, Shiela (author); Wang, Xiangyu (author); Souter, Kay (author); Ellis, David (author); Hillier, Mathew (author); Salomon, Mandy (author); Wadley, Greg (author); Newstead, Anne (author); Jacobson, Michael (author); Hayes, Garry (author); Grant, Scott (author); Yusupova, Alyona (author); Stokes-Thompson, Frederick (author); Bogdanovych, Anton (author); Butler, Des (author); Hay, Lyn (author); Jegathesan, Jay Jay (author)
Publication Date: 2011
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9327
Abstract: Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education academics was formed in 2009. These educators are investigating the role that virtual worlds play in the future of education and actively changing the direction of their own teaching practice and curricula. 47 academics reporting on 28 Australian higher education institutions present an overview of how they have changed directions through the effective use of virtual worlds for diverse teaching and learning activities such as business scenarios and virtual excursions, role-play simulations, experimentation and language development. The case studies offer insights into the ways in which institutions are continuing to change directions in their teaching to meet changing demands for innovative teaching, learning and research in virtual worlds. This paper highlights the ways in which the authors are using virtual worlds to create opportunities for rich, immersive and authentic activities that would be difficult or not possible to achieve through more traditional approaches.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Hobart, Australia, 4th - 7th December, 2011
Source of Publication: Changing Demands, Changing Directions: Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011, p. 475-490
Publisher: University of Tasmania
Place of Publication: Hobart, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130103 Higher Education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930102 Learner and Learning Processes
930202 Teacher and Instructor Development
930203 Teaching and Instruction Technologies
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/ascilite2011/downloads/papers/Gregory-full.pdf
http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/ascilite2011/
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