Conference paper
Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3d virtual worlds
Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010, pp.399-415
Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), 27th (Sydney, Australia, 05-Dec-2010–08-Dec-2010)
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
2010
Abstract
What are educators motivations for using virtual worlds with their students? Are they using them to support the teaching of professions and if this is the case, do they introduce virtual worlds into the curriculum to develop and/or expand students' professional learning networks? Are they using virtual worlds to transform their teaching and learning? In recognition of the exciting opportunities that virtual worlds present for higher education, the DEHub Virtual Worlds Working Group was formed. It is made up of Australian university academics who are investigating the role that virtual worlds will play in the future of education and actively implementing the technology within their own teaching practice and curricula. This paper presents a typology for teaching and learning in 3D virtual worlds and applies the typology to a series of case studies based on the ways in which academics and their institutions are exploiting the power of virtual worlds for diverse purposes ranging from business scenarios and virtual excursions to role-play, experimentation and language development. The case studies offer insight into the ways in which institutions are transforming their teaching for an unknown future through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds. The paper demonstrates how virtual worlds enable low cost alternatives to existing pedagogies as well as creating opportunities for rich, immersive and authentic activities that would otherwise not be feasible or maybe not even be possible. Through the use of virtual worlds, teaching and learning can be transformed to cater for an unknown future.
Details
- Title
- Australian higher education institutions transforming the future of teaching and learning through 3d virtual worlds
- Authors
- S Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandM J W Lee (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityA Ellis (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityB Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandDenise Wood (Author) - University of South AustraliaM Hillier (Author) - The University of AdelaideM Campbell (Author) - Australian Catholic UniversityJ Grenfell (Author) - Deakin UniversityS Pace (Author) - Central Queensland UniversityH Farley (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandA Thomas (Author) - University of TasmaniaA Cram (Author) - Macquarie UniversityS Sinnappan (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyK Smith (Author)L Hay (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityI Warren (Author) - Deakin UniversityS Grant (Author) - Monash UniversityS Kennedy-Clark (Author) - The University of SydneyDavid Craven (Author)H Dreher (Author) - Curtin UniversityC Matthews (Author) - The University of AdelaideLindy McKeown (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandD Murdoch (Author) - Charles Sturt University
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 27th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, ASCILITE 2010, pp.399-415
- Conference details
- Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE), 27th (Sydney, Australia, 05-Dec-2010–08-Dec-2010)
- Publisher
- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
- Date published
- 2010
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2010 Sue Gregory, Mark J.W. Lee, Allan Ellis, Brent Gregory, Denise Wood, Mathew Hillier, Matthew Campbell, Jenny Grenfell, Steven Pace, Helen Farley, Angela Thomas, Andrew Cram, Suku Sinnappan, Kerrie Smith, Lyn Hay, Shannon Kennedy-Clark, Ian Warren, Scott Grant, David Craven, Heinz Dreher, Carol Matthews, Deborah Murdoch & Lindy McKeown. Reproduced here with kind permission of the authors. The author(s) assign to ascilite and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The author(s) also grant a non-exclusive licence to ascilite to publish this document on the ascilite web site and in other formats for Proceedings ascilite Sydney 2010. Any other use is prohibited without the express permission of the author(s).
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students); School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513796002621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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