Conference paper
Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, Understanding the present and imagining the future
ascilite 2013 Conference Proceedings, pp.312-324
Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE): Electric Dreams, 30th (Sydney, Australia, 01-Dec-2013–04-Dec-2013)
ASCILITE
2013
Abstract
3D virtual reality, including the current generation of multi-user virtual worlds, has had a long history of use in education and training, and it experienced a surge of renewed interest with the advent of Second Life in 2003. What followed shortly after were several years marked by considerable hype around the use of virtual worlds for teaching, learning and research in higher education. For the moment, uptake of the technology seems to have plateaued, with academics either maintaining the status quo and continuing to use virtual worlds as they have previously done or choosing to opt out altogether. This paper presents a brief review of the use of virtual worlds in the Australian and New Zealand higher education sector in the past and reports on its use in the sector at the present time, based on input from members of the Australian and New Zealand Virtual Worlds Working Group. It then adopts a forward-looking perspective amid the current climate of uncertainty, musing on future directions and offering suggestions for potential new applications in light of recent technological developments and innovations in the area.
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- Title
- Virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education: Remembering the past, Understanding the present and imagining the future
- Authors
- Sue Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandBrent Gregory (Author) - University of New EnglandTorsten Reiners (Author) - Curtin UniversityAli Fardinpour (Author) - Curtin UniversityMatthew Hillier (Author) - The University of QueenslandMark J W Lee (Author) - Charles Sturt UniversityLisa Jacka (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityDes Butler (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyDavid Holloway (Author) - University of WollongongScott Grant (Author) - Monash UniversityMerle Hearns (Author) - Manukau Institute of TechnologyKim Flintoff (Author) - Curtin UniversityJay Jay Jegathesan (Author) - The University of Western AustraliaDavid Ellis (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityMarcus McDonald (Author) - RMIT UniversityFrederick Stokes-Thompson (Author) - University of South AustraliaBelma Gaukrodger (Author) - Nelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyJ Zagami (Author) - Griffith UniversityJamie Garcia Salinas (Author) - The University of QueenslandChris Campbell (Author) - The University of QueenslandSwee-Kin Loke (Author) - University of OtagoXiangyu Wang (Author) - Curtin UniversitySheila Scutter (Author) - James Cook UniversityChristine Newman (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyNing Gu (Author) - University of Newcastle AustraliaStefan Schutt (Author) - Victoria UniversityH Farley (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandAnton Bogdanovych (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityTomas Trescak (Author) - Western Sydney UniversitySimeon Simoff (Author) - Western Sydney UniversityCaroline Steel (Author) - The University of QueenslandPenny Neuendorf (Author) - Canberra Institute of Technology - Canberra, Australia (CIT)Matt Bower (Author) - Macquarie UniversityLindy McKeown Orwin (Author) - University of Southern QueenslandTom Kerr (Author) - Macquarie UniversityIan Warren (Author) - Deakin UniversityVicki Knox (Author) - University of New EnglandDenise Wood (Author) - University of South AustraliaYvonne Masters (Author) - University of New EnglandCharlynn Miller (Author) - University of Ballarat (Victoria, Australia)Ross Brown (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyShane Mathews (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyC Atkins (Author) - Nelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyGrant Meredith (Author) - University of Ballarat (Victoria, Australia)Dane Linegar (Author)Angela Giovanangeli (Author) - University of Technology SydneyKaren Le Rossignol (Author) - Deakin UniversityAndrew Cram (Author) - Macquarie UniversityEimear Muir-Cochrane (Author) - Flinders UniversityArin Basu (Author) - University of CanterburyMichael Jacobson (Author) - The University of SydneyIan Larson (Author) - Monash University
- Contributors
- Helen Carter (Editor) - Macquarie UniversityJohn Hedberg (Editor) - Macquarie UniversityMaree Gosper (Editor) - Macquarie University
- Publication details
- ascilite 2013 Conference Proceedings, pp.312-324
- Conference details
- Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE): Electric Dreams, 30th (Sydney, Australia, 01-Dec-2013–04-Dec-2013)
- Publisher
- ASCILITE
- Date published
- 2013
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2013 Sue Gregory, Brent Gregory, Torsten Reiners, Ali Fardinpour , Mathew Hillier, Mark J.W. Lee, Lisa Jacka, Des Butler, David Holloway, Scott Grant, Merle Hearns, Kim Flintoff, Jay Jay Jegathesan, David Ellis, Marcus McDonald, Frederick Stokes-Thompson, Belma Gaukrodger, Jason Zagami, Chris Campbell, Xiangyu Wang, Jamie Garcia Salinas, Swee-Kin Loke, Sheila Scutter, Christine Newman, Ning Gu, Stefan Schutt, Helen Farley, Anton Bogdanovych, Tomas Trescak, Simeon Simoff, Caroline Steel, Penny Neuendorf, Matt Bower, Lindy McKeown Orwin, Tom Kerr, Ian Warren, Denise Wood, Charlynn Miller, Shane Mathews, Dale Linegar, Vicki Knox, Yvonne Masters, Ross Brown, Grant Meredith, Clare Atkins, Angela Giovanangeli, Karen Le Rossignol, Andrew Cram, Eimear Muir-Cochrane, Arin Basu, Michael Jacobson, Ian Larson. 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 Sydney 2013. 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; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99513796202621
- Output Type
- Conference paper
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