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Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds

Since the publication of the companion volume Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds in 2010, there has been a growth not only in the range and number of educational initiatives taking place in virtual worlds, but also in the depth of analysis of the nature of that education. Understanding Learning...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Childs, Mark (Editor), Peachey, Anna (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Human–Computer Interaction Series
Subjects:
User Interfaces (computer Systems)
Education / Data Processing
Digital Education And Educational Technology
Computer Application In Social And Behavioral Sciences
Digital Humanities
Social Sciences / Data Processing
Computers And Education
Ontology
Educational Technology
User Interfaces And Human Computer Interaction
Human-computer Interaction
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Editors’ Introduction
  • An Alternative (to) Reality
  • Guidelines for Conducting Text Based Interviews in Virtual Worlds
  • Designing for Hybrid Learning Environments in a Science Museum: Inter-professional Conceptualisations of Space
  • An Examination of Student Engagement, Knowledge Creation and Expansive Learning in a Virtual World
  • The Strength of Cohesive Ties: Discursive Construction of an Online Learning Community
  • +SPACES: Serious Games for Role-Playing Government Policies
  • Avatars, Art and Aspirations: The Creative Potential for Learning in the Virtual World
  • Second Language Acquisition by Immersive and Collaborative Task-based Learning in a Virtual World
  • Do Virtual Worlds Support Engaging Social Conferencing?

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