Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
Jan 01, 2012 Volume 28, Number 3
Editors
Eva Heinrich; Michael Henderson; Petrea Redmond
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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Second Life machinima enhancing the learning of law: Lessons from successful endeavours
Des Butler, Queensland University of Technology
A traditional approach centred on weekly lectures, perhaps supported by tutorials, still predominates in modern legal education in Australia. This approach tends to focus on the transmission of... More
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Real thinking with virtual hats: A role-playing activity for pre-service teachers in Second Life
Sue Gregory & Yvonne Masters, University of New England
Role-plays in a virtual world hold tremendous potential for higher education because they allow synchronous, immersive participation by students located across the globe. They also have the added... More
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On the MUVE or in decline: Reflecting on the sustainability of the Virtual Birth Centre developed in Second Life
Sarah Stewart, Otago Polytechnic; Deborah Davis, University of Canberra
Pressures in terms of the availability of quality, real-life clinical experiences for students have resulted in increased interest in the use of simulation in a variety of healthcare disciplines.... More
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The impact of Chinese language lessons in a virtual world on university students' self-efficacy beliefs
Michael Henderson, Hui Huang, Scott Grant & Lyn Henderson
It was found in the two-year study reported in this article that a single collaborative language lesson using Second Life can result in a statistically significant increase in student self-... More
pp. 400-419
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In search of a method to assess dispositional behaviours: The case of Otago Virtual Hospital
Swee-Kin Loke, Phil Blyth & Judith Swan
While the potentials of virtual worlds to support experiential learning in medical education are well documented, assessment of student learning within these environments is relatively scarce and ... More
pp. 441-458
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Responding to the widening participation agenda through improved access to and within 3D virtual learning environments
Denise Wood & Julie Willems
The Australian Government's widening participation agenda - also referred to as the social inclusion agenda - considers equity through the triple focus of access, participation and outcomes. These... More
pp. 459-479
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Developing a virtual physics world
Margaret Wegener, Timothy McIntyre, Dominic McGrath, Craig Savage & Michael Williamson
In this article, the successful implementation of a development cycle for a physics teaching package based on game-like virtual reality software is reported. The cycle involved several iterations ... More
pp. 504-521
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Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education
Katherine Wimpenny, Maggi Savin-Baden, Matt Mawer, Nicole Steils & Gemma Tombs
In the changing context of globalised higher education, a series of pedagogical shifts have occurred, and with them, a number of interactive learning approaches have emerged. This article reports ... More
pp. 522-545