Changing worlds: virtual worlds for higher degree research, supervision and networking
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Paper/Presentation Title | Changing worlds: virtual worlds for higher degree research, supervision and networking |
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Presentation Type | Other |
Authors | Jacka, Lisa (Author), Gregory, Sue (Author), Stokes-Thompson, Frederick (Author), McKeown Orwin, Lindy (Author), Farley, Helen (Author), Ellis, Allan (Author), Grant, Scott (Author) and Hearns, Merle (Author) |
Editors | Williams, Gary, Statham, Peta, Brown, Noel and Cleland, B. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2011) |
Journal Citation | pp. 622-623 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 9781862956445 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://www.ascilite.org/conferences/hobart11/downloads/papers/Jacka-symposium.pdf |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://www.ascilite.org/conferences/hobart11/proceedings.html |
Conference/Event | 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2011) |
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Event Details | 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2011) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 04 to end of 07 Dec 2011 Event Location Hobart, Australia Event Web Address (URL) |
Abstract | The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consists of Australian and New Zealand higher education academics investigating the role that virtual worlds (VWs) play in the future of education. A sub group of the VWWG that includes Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and supervisors have been meeting regularly in the VW of second life. Many of these HDR students are the only student within their institution researching VWs. In many ways they lack the peer support that is so important to facilitate an expedient and successful completion of PhD candidates’ dissertations. Through the regular VW meetings the HDR VW group have overcome the isolation of working alone and have developed a strong collegial network that extends beyond their individual institutions. These students and supervisors represent a cross section of researchers who are using VWs as a vital resource for their investigations, collegial networking and student-supervisor communication. Meeting with like-minded HDR students has facilitated a range of opinions and debate in relation to supervisor roles, methodologies, VW skills and research techniques. |
Keywords | virtual worlds; multi-user virtual environments; postgraduate supervision |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
520102. Educational psychology | |
460799. Graphics, augmented reality and games not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © 2011 Lisa Jacka, Sue Gregory, Frederick Stokes-Thompson, Lindy McKeown Orwin, Helen Farley, Allan Ellis, Scott Grant & Merle Hearns The author(s) assign to ascilite and educational non-profit institutions, a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction, provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite web site and in other formats for the Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s). |
Byline Affiliations | Southern Cross University |
University of New England | |
University of South Australia | |
Faculty of Education | |
Australian Digital Futures Institute | |
Monash University | |
Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1525/changing-worlds-virtual-worlds-for-higher-degree-research-supervision-and-networking
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