Teaching and Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World

Title:

Teaching and Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World (ID: EDU07269)

Author(s):

David M. Antonacci (The University of Kansas Medical Center), David Thomas (University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center), Stephanie Gerald (The University of Kansas Medical Center), Edward Lamoureux (Bradley University), Randolph Hollingsworth (University of Kentucky), and Nicholas S. Noakes (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)

Topics:

EDUCAUSE2007, Instructional Technologies, Interaction and Engagement, Outcomes Assessment, Second Life, Social Computing, Teaching, Teaching and Learning, Virtual Learning Community, Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0

Origin:

Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)

Type:

Presentations/Speeches

Abstract:

Second Life is a user-created virtual world simultaneously played by thousands of people around the world. In this session, we’ll share our experiences of teaching in Second Life. Using the interaction combinations integration model we developed as a framework, we will describe our projects, outcomes, and recommendations.

View this resource:

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU07269A.pdf

Discovery Seminar Flyer

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU07269B.pdf

Second Life Action Plan

http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU07269C.pdf

Challenges, Opportunities, Actions