Thesis
The exploration of learning in Second Life : a focused ethnographic study in undergraduate nursing
Southern Cross University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25918/thesis.80
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Abstract
This thesis presents an understanding of the nature of learning in the online environment of Second Life (SL). The research adopts a qualitative approach, and utilises focused ethnography. Within the setting of a tri-campus tertiary education institute, the experiences of the participants were captured through observation, interviews and the collection of artefacts. The participants were undergraduate nurses, academics and Registered Nurses. Significant and unique findings demonstrate that learning in SL can enable the sequential development of experiential skills in a safe environment where peer and learning relationships flourish. Further research will examine if self-created avatar has an impact upon the learning experience
Details
- Title
- The exploration of learning in Second Life : a focused ethnographic study in undergraduate nursing
- Creators
- Pauletta Marie Irwin
- Contributors
- Rosanne Alice Coutts (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityIain Wilson Graham (Supervisor) - Southern Cross UniversityAllan Ellis (Supervisor) - Southern Cross University
- Awarding Institution
- Southern Cross University; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Southern Cross University
- Publisher
- Southern Cross University
- Number of pages
- xxii, 319 pages
- Identifiers
- 991012893900302368
- Copyright
- Copyright PM Irwin 2020
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; Faculty of Health; Human Sciences; School of Business and Tourism
- Resource Type
- Thesis