Virtual Learning Environments in 3D

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Title:Virtual Learning Environments in 3D (ID: ELI07206)
Author(s):Phillip D. Long (MIT)
Topics:E-Learning, Games and Gaming, Interaction and Engagement, Social Computing, Virtual Community, Web 2.0
Origin:Presented at ELI Meetings (03/28/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Virtual Learning Environments in 3D We've passed through Web 1.0, entering the architecture of participation. Wikis and other read/write Web 2.0 capabilities provide a collective voice and opportunities for collaboration. They remain, however, fundamentally textual. Emerging now is the Web with shape and form--the 3D virtual world (VW). As education becomes global, will immersive 3D VWs learning spaces provide a persistent new home campus? Discuss.

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