Observations of expert communicators in immersive virtual worlds: implications for synchronous discussion

With the increased interest in using Immersive Virtual Worlds (IVWs) such as Second Life to augment and amplify teaching or to develop communities of practice, the author engaged graduate students, all current K-12 teachers, in a qualitative study to examine their attitudes about communicating for t...

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Main Author: Michael Hamilton McVey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Technology 2008-12-01
Series:Research in Learning Technology
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Online Access:http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10896