ERIC Number: EJ844221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-3096
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Selecting a Virtual World Platform for Learning
Robbins, Russell W.; Butler, Brian S.
Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p199-210 2009
Like any infrastructure technology, Virtual World (VW) platforms provide affordances that facilitate some activities and hinder others. Although it is theoretically possible for a VW platform to support all types of activities, designers make choices that lead technologies to be more or less suited for different learning objectives. Virtual World platforms' capabilities can be characterized in terms of the extent to which they are multiple or special purpose and the degree to which they support incorporation of few or many knowledge resources. Matching these capabilities with a framework for characterizing instructional approach and learning objectives provides a basis for selecting, piloting, and advocating use of particular VW platforms in specific educational contexts. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Barriers, Educational Objectives, Teaching Methods, Classification, Virtual Classrooms, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Internet, Instructional Design, Computer Software, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Science Education, Web Sites, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Networks, College Instruction, Cooperation, Information Systems, Computer Simulation, Computer Software Selection, Role Playing
Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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