Facilitating the ability of graduates to articulate their employability skills through the use of a 3D virtual learning environment

Frederick Stokes-Thompson; Denise Wood; Sheila Scutter

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Facilitating the ability of graduates to articulate their employability skills through the use of a 3D virtual learning environment

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Facilitating the ability of graduates to articulate their employability skills through the use of a 3D virtual learning environment

Frederick Stokes-Thompson, Denise Wood and Sheila Scutter

ascilite 2011 Conference Proceedings, pp.1190-1200

Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference: Changing demands, changing directions, 2011 (Hobart, Tasmania, 04-Dec-2011–07-Dec-2011)

University of Tasmania

2011

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3D virtual learning environment

employability skills

virtual world research

'Readiness' for employment is having the appropriate knowledge and practical skills for a particular job, as well as possession of the 'right' attributes for that job. A recent report on the recruiting preferences of Australian graduate employers (AAGE, 2011) revealed that the three most desired attributes in graduates are communication, team work and problem solving. This paper reports on the first stage of a three stage study exploring the potential of a 3D virtual learning environment (3DVLE) to aid graduates identify and articulate these 'employability skills' (Precision Consulting 2007). Using a qualitative approach, the purpose this stage was to seek primary stakeholder (students and university staff) feedback and input into the early design of three proposed learning scenarios in a 3DVLE. Student acceptance of the 3DVLE was positive, staff acceptance less so. Both students and staff provided valuable input into improving the look and use of the proposed scenarios.

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Title: Facilitating the ability of graduates to articulate their employability skills through the use of a 3D virtual learning environment
Authors: Frederick Stokes-Thompson (Author) - University of South Australia
Denise Wood (Author) - University of South Australia
Sheila Scutter (Author) - James Cook University
Contributors: Gary Williams (Editor) - University of Tasmania
Peta Statham (Editor) - University of Tasmania
N Brown (Editor)
Ben Cleland (Editor) - University of Tasmania
Publication details: ascilite 2011 Conference Proceedings, pp.1190-1200
Conference details: Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) Conference: Changing demands, changing directions, 2011 (Hobart, Tasmania, 04-Dec-2011–07-Dec-2011)
Publisher: University of Tasmania
Date published: 2011
Copyright note: Copyright © 2011 Frederick Stokes-Thompson, Denise Wood & Sheila Scutter. Reproduced here with permission of the author. 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 the Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011. 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)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99513899402621
Output Type: Conference paper

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