Empirical Evidence and Practical Cases for Using Virtual Worlds in Educational Contexts

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Author(s): Hyung Sung Park (Korea National University of Education, South Korea)and Young Kyun Baek (Korea National University of Education, South Korea)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 20
Source title: Collective Intelligence and E-Learning 2.0: Implications of Web-Based Communities and Networking
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Harrison Hao Yang (State University of New York, USA)and Steve Chi-Yin Yuen (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-729-4.ch013

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Virtual Learning Environments

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The purpose of this chapter is to offer practical ideas and cases for educational use of the Second Life® virtual world with Web 2.0 based technology. Virtual worlds with Web 2.0 technologies have many methods for testing users’ experiences about and mutual understanding of other people, extending limited human capacities, and improving valuable skills in educational contexts. Through these activities, learners may receive positive feedback and beneficial learning experiences. In this chapter, the authors introduce three cases and provide empirical evidence for effective usage within three educational contexts: 1, offering a field trip in virtual space, 2 switching gender roles in the Second Life® virtual world to understand opposite genders, and 3. Object-making and manipulation activities to improve spatial reasoning.

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