Coming of the third wave: a move toward best practice, user defined tools and mainstream integration for virtual worlds in education
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Paper/Presentation Title | Coming of the third wave: a move toward best practice, user defined tools and mainstream integration for virtual worlds in education |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | McDonald, Marcus (Author), Gregory, Sue (Author), Farley, Helen (Author), Harlim, Jennifer (Author), Sim, Jenny (Author) and Newman, Christine (Author) |
Editors | Hegarty, Bronwyn, McDonald, Jenny and Loke, Swee-Kin |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2014) |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780473307509 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://ascilite2014.otago.ac.nz |
Conference/Event | 31st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2014) |
Event Details | Rank C C C C C C C |
Event Details | 31st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE 2014) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Delivery In person Event Date 23 to end of 26 Nov 2014 Event Location Dunedin, New Zealand |
Abstract | The Gartner Hype Cycle has placed virtual worlds on the climb up the Slope of Enlightenment. While some authors in the past have made much of the educational use of virtual worlds languishing in the Trough of Disillusionment, there has been a community of authors, designers and educators working to further understanding of the limitations and affordances of such technologies. It is time to pool this knowledge, experience, tools and practice to solidify best |
Keywords | virtual worlds; education; Second Life; Gartner Hype Cycle; Slope of Enlightenment |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
390303. Higher education | |
460799. Graphics, augmented reality and games not elsewhere classified | |
Byline Affiliations | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
University of New England | |
Australian Digital Futures Institute | |
Monash University | |
University of Auckland, New Zealand | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2y92/coming-of-the-third-wave-a-move-toward-best-practice-user-defined-tools-and-mainstream-integration-for-virtual-worlds-in-education
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