
Classrooms of the Future, Incorporating Virtual Worlds: A Round Table to Explore New Ways of Teaching
PROCEEDINGS
Torsten Reiners, University of Hamburg, Germany ; Carl Dreher, Heinz Dreher, Cutin Business School, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-66-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA
Abstract
Virtual worlds are an emerging technology with rich social, commercial, and pedagogical applications. They are particularly popular with youth and young adults. This presents today’s educators with the challenge of keeping pace with the learners of tomorrow. Do we need a new pedagogical model to integrate virtual worlds in the curriculum? Do we still need a real classroom? We would like to discuss issues such as these at a round table with academics who are interested in emerging technologies. Furthermore, the discussion will be a forum to exchange current projects and interests, and therewith, opportunities to establish research partnerships.
Citation
Reiners, T., Dreher, C. & Dreher, H. (2008). Classrooms of the Future, Incorporating Virtual Worlds: A Round Table to Explore New Ways of Teaching. In C. Bonk, M. Lee & T. Reynolds (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2008--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 2272-2274). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved April 19, 2021 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/29989/.
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