Virtual world teaching, experiential learning, and assessment: An interdisciplinary communication course in Second Life
ARTICLE
Leslie Jarmon, Tomoko Traphagan, Michael Mayrath, Avani Trivedi
Computers & Education Volume 53, Number 1, ISSN 0360-1315 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
While many reports espouse the potential impact that 3-D virtual worlds are expected to have on teaching and learning in higher education in a few years, there are few empirical studies that inform instructional design and learning assessment in virtual worlds. This study explores the nature and process of learning in Second Life in a graduate interdisciplinary communication course in fall 2007. Literature suggests that 3-D virtual worlds can be well suited for experiential learning environments. In this study, the actual instructional effectiveness of Second Life as an experiential learning environment for interdisciplinary communication is empirically examined using mixed research methods of journal content analysis, surveys, focus group, and virtual world snapshots and video.
Citation
Jarmon, L., Traphagan, T., Mayrath, M. & Trivedi, A. (2009). Virtual world teaching, experiential learning, and assessment: An interdisciplinary communication course in Second Life. Computers & Education, 53(1), 169-182. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/67214/.
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Keywords
- Communication (Thought Transfer)
- Computer Simulation
- computer-mediated communication
- content analysis
- Cooperative/collaborative learning
- educational technology
- electronic learning
- Experiential learning
- Graduate Study
- instructional design
- Instructional Effectiveness
- Interactive Learning Environments
- Interdisciplinary Approach
- Interdisciplinary Projects
- Learning Processes
- second life
- Simulated Environment
- SL
- virtual reality
- Web Based Instruction
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