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Teaching in virtual worlds: educational experiences in Second Life
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, , , , , Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy

Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society Volume 5, Number 2, ISSN 1826-6223 e-ISSN 1826-6223 Publisher: Italian e-Learning Association

Abstract

The paper describes the results of a survey carried out to identify the Italian universities which are part of Second Life and to analyse the academic services they are able to offer in this virtual environment. The objective of the research is to study the ways of enjoying this environment and to understand how these universities exploit the “immersive” qualities and typical potentialities of virtual reality (Jacobson, 1994). Here is the list of Italian universities so far examined: University of Perugia (CLA - University Language Centre), University of Torino, University of L’Aquila, University of Salerno (Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica). The observation was focused on the: - exploration of spaces, structures and environments (open space - classrooms - offces - laboratories) - analysis of academic services (orientation offce – student career offce – student assistance) - analysis of how teaching, participants and interactions are organized. Then, we also carried out in-world interviews with teachers and/or managers of virtual universities to refect bout the meaning of “landscape”, a signifcant and decisive element of participation.

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Desiderio, A., Vitale, V., Piccolo, V., Esposito, G. & Faiella, F. (2009). Teaching in virtual worlds: educational experiences in Second Life. Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society, 5(2), 87-93. Italian e-Learning Association. Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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