Virtual World Classrooms: Future Directions for Learning

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Author(s): Susan Martin Meggs (East Carolina University, USA), Sharon Kibbe (East Carolina University, USA)and Annette Greer (East Carolina University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 28
Source title: Educational Technology Use and Design for Improved Learning Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6102-8.ch013

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter provides a comprehensive case study to demonstrate the longitudinal development of online pedagogy for higher education through a lens of interior design. The chapter presents constructivist theory as a guiding pedagogical framework for the creation of learning environments within Second Life (SL) virtual reality. Details of the rigorous process of incorporation of SL, as an enhancement to a traditional course with a laboratory component, is presented to validate the integrity of the scholarship of teaching and learning undertaken in the exemplar case study. The concluding components of the chapter review the iterative process of course outcome evaluation compared to course and accreditation standards to further demonstrate the educational value of virtual reality as an environment for learning.

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