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Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
conference contribution
posted on 2012-01-01, 00:00 authored by S Gregory, B Gregory, M Hillier, L Jacka, S Schutt, D Ellis, F Stokes-Thompson, D Wood, Y Masters, H Farley, L Orwin, I Stupans, S Scutter, Ian WarrenIan Warren, C Steel, P Neuendorf, M Bower, C Miller, S Mathews, D Butler, M Hearns, J Garcia, J Jegathesan, R Brown, G Meredith, E Muir-Cochran, K Flintoff, S Grant, C Atkins, B Gaukrodger, A Giovanangeli, Karen Le RossignolKaren Le Rossignol, I Larson, A Cram, D Linegar, X Wang, T Muir, Janette Grenfell, B Cleland, E Piallat, A Williams, L Hay, N Gu, A McCarthy, S Simoff, A BogdanovychVirtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher education institutions continue to use VWs in the same way as they have done in the past; others are exploring a range of different VWs or using them in new ways; whilst some are opting out altogether. This paper presents an overview of how 46 educators from some 26 institutions see VWs as an opportunity to sustain higher education. The positives and negatives of using VWs are discussed.
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Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Conference (29th : 2012 : Wellington, N. Z.)Pagination
361 - 368Publisher
Massey University and asciliteLocation
Wellington, N. Z.Place of publication
Wellington, N. Z.Start date
2012-11-25End date
2012-11-28ISBN-13
9780473229894Language
engNotes
Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner.Publication classification
E1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2012, Sue Gregory, et al.Editor/Contributor(s)
M Brown, M Hartnett, T StewartTitle of proceedings
ascilite 2012 : Future Challenges, Sustainable Futures : proceedings of the 2012 Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education conferenceUsage metrics
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