Problem-based learning spanning real and virtual words: a case study in Second Life

Good, Judith; Howland, Kate; Thackray, Liz

doi:10.3402/rlt.v16i3.10895

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“…The first organisations moving into SL concentrated on its awareness-raising potential, hence the interest from commercial companies (Galagan, 2008). In education, there were numbers of example copies of physical campuses- (Good, Howland & Thackray, 2008). If this trend continues, I agree with Salt, Atkins and Blackal (2008) that all universities will have an SL presence in 5 years, but some of these will be for display and market-positioning purposes.…”

Section: Trends and Emerging Issues In Virtual Worldsmentioning

confidence: 51%

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The future for (second) life and learning

Salmon

2009

Brit J Educational Tech

169

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This paper highlights the potential of three-dimensional multi-user environments such as Second Life (SL) from the perspective of future developments in the service of learning. It notes trends within the SL innovation to date, including the provision of realistic settings, the exploitation of pleasant simulated environments for groups and the links with other learning technologies. It also considers the creativity sparked by SL's potential to offer the illusion of 3-D 'spaces' and buildings, and points to infinite imaginative educational possibilities. It explores aspects of the construction of virtual representations of learners and teachers as avatars, and reveals a wide range of intriguing issues yet to be researched. IntroductionA systems approach to creating and constructing the future examines the necessary intertwining of advances in economics, technology, sociology, engineering, biology, pedagogy and many other disciplines (Laszlo, 2006). Futures studies and research use theoretical models and deductive methods for describing the likelihood of an event and the conditions under which it is prone to occur (Bell, 1997). That is not what I am attempting here. But instead to stimulate systematic and imaginative thought about the future of three-dimensional multi-user virtual environments (3-D MUVEs) for learning by examining the intertwining of accessible developments, expectations and options. We need much stronger visions to help us get ready and to point the way to evidencebased research, rather than merely 'reacting'.

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Section: Trends and Emerging Issues In Virtual Worldsmentioning

confidence: 51%

“…The future for (second) life and learning 529 (Good et al, 2008), such as the Kalasha people in North Western Pakistan: it is very difficult for groups of undergraduates to visit this region now, for political reasons. Instead, SL provides an immersive and visual experience.…”

Section: Trends and Emerging Issues In Virtual Worldsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The future for (second) life and learning

Salmon

2009

Brit J Educational Tech

169

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“…After successful implementation of this second phase, the third and final phase (which is outside the scope of this paper) would involve the development of a virtual learning environment as a placement using the virtualBrunel platform and the SecondLife interface [31,32]. The resource personnel developing all this material would also need to "scaffold" in this initial development work into the existing Professional Development module so that students were briefed on the expectations of this placement scheme.…”

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Virtual Placements to Develop Employability Skills for Civil and Environmental Engineering Students

Paul

2015

Education Sciences

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This project work addresses the crucial need to encourage undergraduate civil and environmental engineering students to gain employment skills and training right from the start of their studies so that their overall employability increases; their confidence level in networking with industry and within the workplace increases; and so that they are successfully able to obtain employment after finishing their studies. This initiative is a stepping-stone employability exercise which focuses specifically on first year students to help them engage with industry right from the start of their course. It is proposed that they would gain some realistic work experience both individually and as part of group within a virtual work environment using an action learning approach. The virtual environment used was based on SecondLife, a popular virtual reality programme. A pilot scheme was set up and run at Brunel University during the summer of 2014 using eight self-selecting first year students. The scheme's outputs were extensively monitored and evaluated to assess its impact on the development of employability skills. This approach may prove a cost effective way of letting students gain an insight into the workplace whilst improving these skills. It may also prove a way for employers to select from a large range of students the best to actually undertake their real work-based internships.

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“…Students highlighted the strengths of social media, such as flexible learning and more self-determination. According to previous studies, social media has been seen as cost-and time-effective [13][14][15][16].…”

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“…Social media's one of the most significant advantages is that the required information is quickly accessible and peer support and learning through social media is possible. Social media applications give extensive opportunities to be involved in both national and international operations, thus developing nursing [5,12,13,19].…”

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Social Media in Nursing Education: The View of the Students

Tuominen

Stolt

Salminen

2014

Education Research International

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Social media usage in nursing education is limited and the active use of various new developed learning environments are left behind. The purpose of this research was to survey second-year nursing students' social media usage in studies and in their free time. The research was also interested to know students' interest and skill level in using different social media applications. The research presented a descriptive survey research design. The data was collected from second-year nursing students ( = 150) through electronic and paper questionnaire in 2012. The questionnaire contained 20 structured questions and was analyzed statistically. The response rate was 61.4%. Students used social media applications more in their free time than in their studies. The most used applications in studies were an e-learning environment. Web video and online community services were the most used applications in their free time. The least used application was online games, in studies and in free time. Students were evaluated as having an excellent skill level in using social media, and they felt that the social media application was interesting. The relationship between age and application skill level was statistically significant. Younger students had better skills in using social media applications than older students.

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Problem-based learning spanning real and virtual words: a case study in Second Life

Cited by 46 publications

References 6 publications

The future for (second) life and learning

The future for (second) life and learning

Virtual Placements to Develop Employability Skills for Civil and Environmental Engineering Students

Social Media in Nursing Education: The View of the Students

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