Sustaining the future through virtual worlds

Virtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher education institutions continue to use VWs in the same way a...

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Main Authors:	Gregory, S., Gregory, B., Hillier, M., Jacka, L., Schutt, S., Ellis, D., Stokes-Thompson, F., Wood, D., Masters, Y., Farley, H., Orwin, L., Stupans, I., Scutter, S., Warren, I., Steel, C., Neuendorf, P., Bower, M., Miller, C., Mathews, S., Butler, D., Hearns, M., Garcia, J., Jegathesan, J., Brown, R., Meredith, G., Muir-Cochran, E., Flintoff, K., Grant, S., Atkins, C., Gaukrodger, B., Giovanangeli, A., Le Rossignol, K., Larson, I., Cram, A., Linegar, D., Wang, Xiangyu, Muir, T., Cleland, B., Paillat, E., Grenfell, J., Hay, L., Gu, N., Williams, A., Simoff, S., Bogdanovych, A., McCarthy, A.
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education 2012
Online Access:	https://ascilite.org/past-proceedings/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59239

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author	Gregory, S. Gregory, B. Hillier, M. Jacka, L. Schutt, S. Ellis, D. Stokes-Thompson, F. Wood, D. Masters, Y. Farley, H. Orwin, L. Stupans, I. Scutter, S. Warren, I. Steel, C. Neuendorf, P. Bower, M. Miller, C. Mathews, S. Butler, D. Hearns, M. Garcia, J. Jegathesan, J. Brown, R. Meredith, G. Muir-Cochran, E. Flintoff, K. Grant, S. Atkins, C. Gaukrodger, B. Giovanangeli, A. Le Rossignol, K. Larson, I. Cram, A. Linegar, D. Wang, Xiangyu Muir, T. Cleland, B. Paillat, E. Grenfell, J. Hay, L. Gu, N. Williams, A. Simoff, S. Bogdanovych, A. McCarthy, A.
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description	Virtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher education institutions continue to use VWs in the same way as they have done in the past; others are exploring a range of different VWs or using them in new ways; whilst some are opting out altogether. This paper presents an overview of how 46 educators from some 26 institutions see VWs as an opportunity to sustain higher education. The positives and negatives of using VWs are discussed.
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spelling	curtin-20.500.11937-592392018-02-16T00:50:14Z Sustaining the future through virtual worlds Gregory, S. Gregory, B. Hillier, M. Jacka, L. Schutt, S. Ellis, D. Stokes-Thompson, F. Wood, D. Masters, Y. Farley, H. Orwin, L. Stupans, I. Scutter, S. Warren, I. Steel, C. Neuendorf, P. Bower, M. Miller, C. Mathews, S. Butler, D. Hearns, M. Garcia, J. Jegathesan, J. Brown, R. Meredith, G. Muir-Cochran, E. Flintoff, K. Grant, S. Atkins, C. Gaukrodger, B. Giovanangeli, A. Le Rossignol, K. Larson, I. Cram, A. Linegar, D. Wang, Xiangyu Muir, T. Cleland, B. Paillat, E. Grenfell, J. Hay, L. Gu, N. Williams, A. Simoff, S. Bogdanovych, A. McCarthy, A. Virtual worlds (VWs) continue to be used extensively in Australia and New Zealand higher education institutions although the tendency towards making unrealistic claims of efficacy and popularity appears to be over. Some educators at higher education institutions continue to use VWs in the same way as they have done in the past; others are exploring a range of different VWs or using them in new ways; whilst some are opting out altogether. This paper presents an overview of how 46 educators from some 26 institutions see VWs as an opportunity to sustain higher education. The positives and negatives of using VWs are discussed. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59239 https://ascilite.org/past-proceedings/ Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education fulltext
spellingShingle	Gregory, S. Gregory, B. Hillier, M. Jacka, L. Schutt, S. Ellis, D. Stokes-Thompson, F. Wood, D. Masters, Y. Farley, H. Orwin, L. Stupans, I. Scutter, S. Warren, I. Steel, C. Neuendorf, P. Bower, M. Miller, C. Mathews, S. Butler, D. Hearns, M. Garcia, J. Jegathesan, J. Brown, R. Meredith, G. Muir-Cochran, E. Flintoff, K. Grant, S. Atkins, C. Gaukrodger, B. Giovanangeli, A. Le Rossignol, K. Larson, I. Cram, A. Linegar, D. Wang, Xiangyu Muir, T. Cleland, B. Paillat, E. Grenfell, J. Hay, L. Gu, N. Williams, A. Simoff, S. Bogdanovych, A. McCarthy, A. Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title_full	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title_fullStr	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title_full_unstemmed	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title_short	Sustaining the future through virtual worlds
title_sort	sustaining the future through virtual worlds
url	https://ascilite.org/past-proceedings/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59239

Sustaining the future through virtual worlds

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