A Practical Guide to Using Second Life in Higher Education

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-335-24215-3
Verlag: Open University Press

Buch, Englisch

In recent years there has been increasing use of virtual worlds in Higher Education, particularly in Second Life. This practical handbook is a pedagogically-informed text that guides staff in the use of Second Life in the fields of further and higher education.

The book has been designed to support teachers who want to use Second Life and provides both an overview and a detailed consideration of the opportunities this immersive world offers for teaching, learning, assessment and research.

To assist readers, Maggi Savin-Baden has included:

- A glossary of terms

- Details of challenges and mistakes to avoid

- Examples of good practice

- Links to websites and other sources of help

This book is designed both for those new to Second Life as well as those with experience of teaching in virtual environments. It will help teachers to progress from getting started with Second Life to developing their teaching within the environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Savin-Baden, Maggi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part one: Getting started in Second Life

The value of Second Life for learning in higher education

Practical tips for getting started

Planning and designing learning in Second Life

Teaching approaches to use in Second Life

Part two: Developing your teaching in Second Life

Purposeful pedagogy

Being a teacher in Second Life

Equipping students for learning in Second Life

Assessment for learning in Second Life

Part three: Shifting boundaries

Harnessing technology for learning

Researching immersive virtual worlds

Futures and possibilities

Appendix A: Second Life: module exemplar

Appendix B: Dealing with challenges and mistakes in Second Life

Glossary

Weblinks

References

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor of Higher Education Research and Director of the Learning Innovation Research Group at Coventry University, UK. Maggi has experience as both a teacher and a student in Second Life and has secured a number of research grants exploring the use of Second Life in higher education. She is an experienced writer and has published many books on teaching and learning with Open University Press.