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V-Learning Distance Education in the 21st Century Through 3D Virtual Learning Environments

:	Leonard A. Annetta, Elizabeth Folta, Marta Klesath
:	V-Learning Distance Education in the 21st Century Through 3D Virtual Learning Environments
:	Springer-Verlag
:	9789048136278
:	1
:	CHF 85.30
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:	Schulpädagogik, Didaktik, Methodik
:	English

:	182
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Equally grounded in the research and the practical applications developed by the authors over a number of years, this book shows how virtual learning environments could represent the future of higher education. As academics begin to use environments such as Second Life to reach a broader student audience, this volume offers the distance-learning community (administrators, faculty, and students) a different, yet successful, approach to delivering content over the Internet through 3D virtual learning environments that have the potential to transform higher education. Covering a broad spectrum of frameworks, from commercial multiplayer video games to online learning, the book shows just how powerful these environments can be in the arena of education, and concludes that data-driven practice will ensure almost universal take-up, even among those currently unwilling to use V-learning. The authors provide numerous practical examples of distance learning in its current state of development, as well as making informed predictions about how future environments might evolve. This much-needed book is right at the cutting edge of its subject, and comes at a time when research in both educational gaming and distance learning are converging.

	Foreword	8
	Acknowledgment	12
	Contents	14
	1 Distance Learning in the 21st Century	17
	21st Century Skills	17
	Issues with Distance Education Today	22
	Cost of Distance Education	23
	Institutional Costs	23
	Student Costs	24
	Hidden Costs of Distance Education	25
	Reach	26
	Richness (Cost to the Student)	26
	A Case for Synchronous Instruction	27
	Meaningful Learning	27
	References	29
	2 Millennials and Why They Fail in Distance Learning Environments	32
	Generation and Gender Lines	33
	Why Games and VLEs are Important to Education	35
	Conclusion	35
	References	37
	3 The Power of Serious Games in Education and Why We Are at a Critical Crossroads in Distance Education	39
	The Power of Multiplayer Games	39
	Presence, Identity, Community, and Play	43
	The Critical Crossroad in Distance Education	44
	Conclusion	46
	References	47
	4 Use of Virtual Learning Environments in Distance Education	49
	Introduction	49
	Creating an Ideal Online Distance Education Course	50
	Learning Management Systems	53
	Alternatives to LMS	56
	Educational Games and Virtual Worlds	57
	Learning from Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games	61
	Using 3D VLES in Distance Education	65
	Creating a Learning Culture	66
	Future Research Needed on 3D VLEs	67
	Current Issues 3D VLEs Face in Education	67
	References	69
	5 Serious Games, Simulations, and Case-Based Reasoning	71
	Designing a Game from a Video Case	77
	Designing a Case for Athletics	78
	Designing a Case for Training and Development	78
	Designing a Case from a Field Trip	79
	References	82
	6 The Role of Synchronous Interactions Within Higher Education Distance Education Courses	84
	References	94
	7 Presence, Identity, Self-Representation, and Perspective Taking Within Virtual Online Courses	96
	Presence and Personality	97
	Stimulating Perspective Taking Through Cognitive Conflict	100
	Virtual Community	105
	References	106
	8 Situated Learning and Engagement in Distance Education	110
	Situated Learning	113
	Student Learning	117
	References	120
	9 Learning, Psycho-Cognition, and Flow	122
	Learning	122
	Situated Learning	124
	Psycho-Cognition	128
	Flow	131
	Conclusion	132
	References	133
	10 Assessing and Evaluating Virtual World Effectiveness	137
	Simulation and Game Design	141
	Design-Based Research	142
	Testing the Intervention	145
	Assessment Techniques	146
	Usability/Feasibility	147
	Usability Data	149
	Feasibility Data	150
	Server-Side Data Collection	151
	Cognitive Ethnography and Discourse Analysis	154
	Heuristics	157
	Engagement	157
	Lessons Learned for Future Growth	158
	Conclusion	160
	References	160
	11 Tri-Hybrid Learning	164
	Introduction	164
	The Tri-Hybrid Model and the Evolving Role of the Instructor	176
	References	180
	Appendix A Web Sites for Discovering Virtual Worlds	183
	Author Index	185
	Subject Index	191