Over the past decade, teaching and learning in virtual worlds has been at the forefront of many higher education institutions around the world. The DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group (VWWG) consisting of Australian and New Zealand higher education academics was formed in 2009. These educators are investigating the role that virtual worlds play in the future of education and actively changing the direction of their own teaching practice and curricula. 47 academics reporting on 28 Australian higher education institutions present an overview of how they have changed directions through the effective use of virtual worlds for diverse teaching and learning activities such as business scenarios and virtual excursions, role-play simulations, experimentation and language development. The case studies offer insights into the ways in which institutions are continuing to change directions in their teaching to meet changing demands for innovative teaching, learning and research in virtual worlds. This paper highlights the ways in which the authors are using virtual worlds to create opportunities for rich, immersive and authentic activities that would be difficult or not possible to achieve through more traditional approaches.
Conference paper
How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
pp.475-490
University of Tasmania
28th Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference: Changing demands, changing directions (Hobart, Tasmania, 04/12/2011 - 07/12/2011)
2011
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- Title
- How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
- Creators
- Brent Gregory - University of New EnglandSue Gregory - University of New EnglandDenise Wood - University of South AustraliaYvonne Masters - University of New EnglandMathew Hillier - University of QueenslandFrederick Stokes-Thompson - University of South AustraliaAnton Bogdanovych - University of Western SydneyDes Butler - Queensland University of TechnologyLyn Hay - Charles Sturt UniversityJay Jay Jegathesan - University of Western AustraliaKim Flintoff - Curtin University of TechnologyStefan Schutt - Victoria UniversityDale Linegar - Victoria UniversityRobyn Alderton - TAFENSW Western InstituteAndrew Cram - Macquarie UniversityIeva Stupans - University of New EnglandLIndy McKeown Orwin - University of New EnglandGrant Meredith - University of BallaratDebbie McCormick - Monash UniversityFrancesca Collins - Monash UniversityJenny Grenfell - Deakin UniversityJason Zagami - Griffith UniversityAllan Ellis - Southern Cross UniversityLisa Jacka - Southern Cross UniversityJohn Campbell - University of CanberraIan Larson - Monash UniversityAndrew Fluck - University of TasmaniaAngela Thomas - University of TasmaniaHelen Farley - University of Southern QueenslandNona Muldoon - Central Queensland UniversityAli Abbas - University of SydneySuku Sinnappan - Swinburne University ofKatrina Neville - RMITIan Burnett - RMITAshley Aitken - Curtin University of TechnologySimeon Simoff - University of Western SydneySheila Scutter - James Cook UniversityXiangyu Wang - University of New South WalesKay Souter - La Trobe UniversityDavid Ellis - Southern Cross UniversityMandy Salomon - Swinburne University of TechnologyGreg Wadley - University of MelbourneMichael Jacobson - University of SydneyAnne Newstead - University of SydneyGary Hayes - MUVEDesign.comScott Grant - Monash UniversityAlyona Yusupova - University of Western Sydney
- Publication Details
- pp.475-490
- Conference
- 28th Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference: Changing demands, changing directions (Hobart, Tasmania, 04/12/2011 - 07/12/2011)
- Publisher
- University of Tasmania
- Number of pages
- 475-490
- Identifiers
- 1465; 991012821271502368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; School of Business and Tourism
- Resource Type
- Conference paper