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"While ... more work is clearly needed to make learning-led design in virtual worlds even more effective, this important volume brings together the most up-to-date research and shows incremental advances in our knowledge base ... Learning is no longer a case of regurgitating facts and figures; today, we can be more creative and ambitious in what our students can experience, and we can make things come alive. This volume helps us to evaluate how important education is to us and the many ways in which we can craft learning experiences to support an individual’s development."
- Professor Sara de Freitas FRSA, Pro Vice-Chancellor Learning and Teaching, Murdoch University, Australia
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* Topics Covered *
- Virtual worlds in pre-service teacher education
- Virtual worlds in foreign language learning
- Virtual worlds in library and information science
- Virtual worlds in ethics training
- Virtual worlds in emergency management training
- Virtual worlds in technical communication education
- Virtual worlds in academic staff/faculty development
- Virtual worlds in music education
- Virtual worlds in psychology education
- Virtual worlds in architectural design education
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* About the Editors *
Sue Gregory is an Associate Professor and Chair of Research in the School of Education at the University of New England, Australia, where she lectures in ICT education. She is responsible for leading and driving research within the School and training education students on how to incorporate technology into their teaching. She is a long-term adult educator and her research is focused on adult learning, authenticity, engagement, immersion, impact, and the efficacy of virtual worlds for education.
Mark J. W. Lee is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with the School of Education at Charles Sturt University, Australia and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow with the School of Engineering and Information Technology at Federation University Australia. He has published widely in the areas of educational technology, online learning and teaching, and innovative pedagogy in higher education, with 70 refereed publications to his name. From 2012 to 2014 he served as the editor-in-chief of MERLOT's Journal of Online Learning and Teaching.
Barney Dalgarno is a Professor and Co-Director of uImagine, a Digital Learning Innovation Laboratory at Charles Sturt University, Australia. His research interests are captured by the overarching question, “How can learning be improved through the use of technology?”. As well as being awarded a number of research and teaching grants, he has received national recognition through awards for innovative teaching and learning design using leading-edge technologies. He is a co-editor of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology.
Belinda Tynan is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at The Open University in the United Kingdom. She has held numerous managerial positions at universities and colleges in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., and Singapore, and she has attracted considerable grant funding and been responsible for multiple innovation projects. She has authored and co-authored numerous publications and is on the Editorial Board of Open Learning: the Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning.
* Contributors *
Thierry Chanier, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Andrew Cram, Australian College of Physical Education, Australia
Robert Crow, Western Carolina University, USA
Barney Dalgarno, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Geoff Dick, Georgia Southern University, USA
John David N. Dionisio, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Allan Ellis, Southern Cross University, Australia
Anne-Laure Foucher, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Patricia C. Franks, San Jose State University, USA
Brande Hall Gex, San Jose State University, USA
Richard L. Gilbert, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Angela Giovanangeli, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Maree Gosper, Macquarie University, Australia
Sue Gregory, University of New England, Australia
John G. Hedberg, Macquarie University, Australia
Lisa Jacka, Southern Cross University, Australia
Dan Keast, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USA
Vicki Knox, University of New England, Australia
Yvonne Masters, University of New England, Australia
Rochell R. McWhorter, University of Texas at Tyler, USA
Charlene A. Merritt, Western Carolina University, USA
Nora A. Murphy, Loyola Marymount University, USA
Caroline Newton, University College London, UK
Meg O’Reilly, Southern Cross University, Australia
Burak Pak, KU Leuven, Belgium
Cindy M. Raisor, Texas A&M University, USA
Torsten Reiners, Curtin University, Australia
Christine Rodrigues, Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Ciara Rachel Wigham, Université Lumière Lyon 2, France
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