Embarking on an Educational Journey in Second Life

New Search

Print Abstract

E-mail Abstract

Full Text

Save to My Collections

Export Citation

McKay, S., Van Schie, J. & Headley, S. (2008). Embarking on an Educational Journey in Second Life. In K. McFerrin et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2008 (pp. 1762-1766). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
Retrieved from http://www.editlib.org/p/27450.

• Share:
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
March 3, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-64-9
  Karen McFerrin, Roberta Weber, Roger Carlsen & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

More Information on SITE
Table of Contents

Authors

Sean McKay, George Fox University, United States; Joop Van Schie, Cocon, Netherlands; Scot Headley, George Fox University, United States

Abstract

The virtual world of Second Life is an immersive environment in which the participants create the world around them and can participate in rich, multimedia activities. The potential of Second Life should be evaluated for its effectiveness as a virtual learning environment. Can it be an effective tool for preparing new teachers? The authors share their experiences, both good and bad, with Second Life as a tool for teaching and learning.

Also Read

• Multimedia Technology for Social Skills
• Immersive Learning and Role Plays in Second Life
• Using Second Life as an Educational Instructional Tool with Pre-service Education Students: A Work in Progress
• How to integrate games or game elements in educational multimedia: a typology of educational game use
• Educational Research and Evaluation Data Collection Procedures in Second Life
• Second Life for Education
• A Second Look at Second Life: Virtual Role-play as a Motivational Factor in Higher Education
• Playing to Learn: Guidelines for Designing Educational Games
• Effect of the activities in the Second Life® as tool for mutual understanding of gender role
• Virtual Classroom and Training in Second Life

Tags