Conference paper
How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
ascilite 2011 Conference Proceedings, pp.475-490
Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2011, 2011 (Hobart, Australia, 04-Dec-2011–07-Dec-2011)
University of Tasmania
2011
Abstract
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.
Details
- Title
- How are Australian higher education institutions contributing to change through innovative teaching and learning in virtual worlds?
- Authors
- Brent Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandSue Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandDenise Wood (Author) - University of South AustraliaYvonne Masters (Author) - University of New EnglandMathew Hillier (Author) - The University of QueenslandFrederick Stokes-Thompson (Author) - University of South AustraliaAnton Bogdanovych (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityDes Butler (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyLyn Hay (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityJay Jay Jegathesan (Author) - The University of Western AustraliaKim Flintoff (Author) - Curtin UniversityStefan Schutt (Author) - Victoria UniversityDale Linegar (Author) - Victoria UniversityRobyn Alderton (Author) - TAFE NSW - Western Institute (New South Wales, Australia)Andrew Cram (Author) - Macquarie UniversityIeva Stupans (Author) - University of New EnglandLindy McKeown Orwin (Author) - University of New EnglandGrant Meredith (Author) - University of Ballarat (Victoria, Australia)Debbie McCormick (Author) - Monash UniversityFrancesca Collins (Author) - Monash UniversityJenny Grenfell (Author) - Deakin UniversityJason Zagami (Author) - Griffith UniversityAllan Ellis (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityL Jacka (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityJohn Campbell (Author) - University of CanberraIan Larson (Author) - Monash UniversityAndrew Fluck (Author) - University of TasmaniaAngela Thomas (Author) - University of TasmaniaH Farley (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandNona Muldoon (Author) - Central Queensland UniversityAli Abbas (Author) - The University of SydneySuku Sinnappan (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyKatrina Neville (Author) - RMIT UniversityIan Burnett (Author) - RMIT UniversityAshley Aitken (Author) - Curtin UniversitySimeon Simoff (Author) - Western Sydney UniversitySheila Scutter (Author) - James Cook UniversityXiangyu Wang (Author) - UNSW AustraliaKay Souter (Author) - La Trobe UniversityD Ellis (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityMandy Salomon (Author) - Swinburne University of TechnologyGreg Wadley (Author) - The University of MelbourneMichael Jacobson (Author) - The University of SydneyAnne Newstead (Author) - The University of SydneyGary Hayes (Author)S Grant (Author) - Monash UniversityAlyona Yusupova (Author) - Western Sydney University
- Contributors
- Greg Williams (Editor) - Charles Darwin UniversityP Statham (Editor)Ben Cleland (Editor) - University of Tasmania
- Publication details
- ascilite 2011 Conference Proceedings, pp.475-490
- Conference details
- Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) 2011, 2011 (Hobart, Australia, 04-Dec-2011–07-Dec-2011)
- Publisher
- University of Tasmania
- Date published
- 2011
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2011 Brent Gregory, Sue Gregory, Denise Wood, Yvonne Masters, Mathew Hillier, Frederick Stokes-Thompson, Anton Bogdanovych, Des Butler, Lyn Hay, Jay Jay Jegathesan, Kim Flintoff, Stefan Schutt, Dale Linegar, Robyn Alderton, Andrew Cram, Ieva Stupans, Lindy McKeown Orwin, Grant Meredith, Debbie McCormick, Francesca Collins, Jenny Grenfell, Jason Zagami, Allan Ellis, Lisa Jacka, Angela Thomas, Helen Farley, Nona Muldoon, Ali Abbas, Suku Sinnappan, Katrina Neville, Ian Burnett, Ashley Aitken, Simeon Simoff, Sheila Scutter, Xiangyu Wang, Kay Souter, David Ellis, Mandy Salomon, Greg Wadley, Michael Jacobson, Anne Newstead, Gary Hayes, Scott Grant, Alyona Yusupova. Reproduced here with kind 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
- 99513899202621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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