Virtual worlds in tertiary education: an Australasian perspective
Editorial
Article Title | Virtual worlds in tertiary education: an Australasian perspective |
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ERA Journal ID | 20265 |
Article Category | Editorial |
Authors | Lee, Mark J. W. (Author), Dalgarno, Barney (Author) and Farley, Helen (Author) |
Editors | Lee, Mark J. W., Dalgarno, Barney and Farley, Helen Sara |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Educational Technology |
Journal Citation | 28 (3), pp. iii-viii |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1449-5554 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.840 |
Web Address (URL) | https://ajet.org.au/index.php/AJET/article/view/840 |
Abstract | Virtual worlds (referred to by some as multi-user virtual environments or MUVEs) have generated much attention and interest among tertiary education practitioners and researchers in recent years, with many universities and colleges making use of commercial platforms like Second Life or building customised platforms using open tools and resources to suit the particular needs of their staff and students. While a number of other journals have published special issues centred around the topic of virtual worlds in education (e.g. Bell, Savin-Baden & Ward, 2008; Chandler, |
Keywords | virtual worlds; second life; higher education; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390303. Higher education | |
460799. Graphics, augmented reality and games not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Charles Sturt University |
Australian Digital Futures Institute | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1y2v/virtual-worlds-in-tertiary-education-an-australasian-perspective
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