Abstract
Virtual 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.
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education |
| Editors | M. Brown, M. Hartnett, T. Stewart |
| Place of Publication | Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Publisher | Massey University |
| Pages | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780473229894 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2012 - Wellington, New Zealand Duration: 25 Nov 2012 → 28 Nov 2012 |
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| Other | Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2012 |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| City | Wellington |
| Period | 25/11/12 → 28/11/12 |
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Copyright the Author(s) 2012. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.Keywords
- virtual worlds
- Virtual Worlds Working Group
- VWWG
- Second Life
- SL
- OpenSim
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Sustaining the future through virtual worlds. / Gregory, Sue; Gregory, Brent; Hillier, Mathew; Jacka, Lisa; Schutt, Stefan; Ellis, David; Stokes-Thompson, Frederick; Wood, Denise; Masters, Yvonne; Farley, Helen; Orwin, Lindy; Stupans, Ieva; Scutter, Sheila; Warren, Ian; Steel, Caroline; Neuendorf, Penelope; Bower, Matt; Miller, Charlynn; Mathews, Shane; Butler, Des; Hearns, Merle; Garcia, Jaime; Jegathesan, Jay Jay; Brown, Ross; Meredith, Grant; Muir-Cochran, Eimear; Flintoff, Kim; Grant, Scott; Atkins, Clare; Gaukrodger, Belma; Giovanangeli, Angela; Le Rossignol, Karen; Larson, Ian; Cram, Andrew; Linegar, Dale; Wang, Xiangyu; Muir, Tracey; Cleland, Ben; Paillat, Edith; Grenfell, Jenny; Hay, Lyn; Gu, Ning; Williams, Anthony; Simoff, Simeon; Bogdanovych, Anton; McCarthy, Angela.
ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education. ed. / M. Brown; M. Hartnett; T. Stewart. Palmerston North, New Zealand : Massey University, 2012. p. 1-8.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › Research › peer-review
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AU - Hillier, Mathew
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AU - Schutt, Stefan
AU - Ellis, David
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AU - Wood, Denise
AU - Masters, Yvonne
AU - Farley, Helen
AU - Orwin, Lindy
AU - Stupans, Ieva
AU - Scutter, Sheila
AU - Warren, Ian
AU - Steel, Caroline
AU - Neuendorf, Penelope
AU - Bower, Matt
AU - Miller, Charlynn
AU - Mathews, Shane
AU - Butler, Des
AU - Hearns, Merle
AU - Garcia, Jaime
AU - Jegathesan, Jay Jay
AU - Brown, Ross
AU - Meredith, Grant
AU - Muir-Cochran, Eimear
AU - Flintoff, Kim
AU - Grant, Scott
AU - Atkins, Clare
AU - Gaukrodger, Belma
AU - Giovanangeli, Angela
AU - Le Rossignol, Karen
AU - Larson, Ian
AU - Cram, Andrew
AU - Linegar, Dale
AU - Wang, Xiangyu
AU - Muir, Tracey
AU - Cleland, Ben
AU - Paillat, Edith
AU - Grenfell, Jenny
AU - Hay, Lyn
AU - Gu, Ning
AU - Williams, Anthony
AU - Simoff, Simeon
AU - Bogdanovych, Anton
AU - McCarthy, Angela
N1 - Copyright the Author(s) 2012. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.
PY - 2012
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N2 - Virtual 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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KW - VWWG
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