Authentic Virtual World Education Facilitating Cultural Engagement and Creativity /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gregory, Sue (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wood, Denise (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Educational technology.; Higher education.; Learning.; Instruction.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Assessment.; Technology and Digital Education.; Higher Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Sociology of Education.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

The book presents the possibilities and realities of virtual worlds in education through the application of 3D virtual worlds to support authentic learning, creativity, learner engagement and cultural diversity in higher education. It includes a unique variety of cross disciplinary approaches to res...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Pedagogy and Learning for Sustainability in a Virtual World Scaffold
• Chapter 2 Intercultural Competence and Virtual Words
• Chapter 3 Virtual Worlds as Restorative Environments
• Chapter 4 Self-guided Exploration of Virtual Learning Spaces
• Chapter 5 Action-based Learning Assessment in Virtual Training Environments
• Chapter 6 Engagement in Second Life: Language Anxiety and Motivation
• Chapter 7 Cognitive Engagement in Virtual Worlds Language Learning
• Chapter 8 Anticipating Engagement: Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions of Virtual Worlds
• Chapter 9 Utilising Second Life Machinima-Faciliated Narratives to Support Cognitive and Imaginative Engagement across an Undergraduate Curriculum
• Chapter 10 Decision Making supported by Virtual World Systems vis-à-vis Enterprise Systems' Uncertainty and Equivocality.