Serious Playground: Using "Second Life" to Engage High School Students in Urban Planning

Autor/inn/en	Mallan, Kerry; Foth, Marcus; Greenaway, Ruth; Young, Greg T.
Titel	Serious Playground: Using "Second Life" to Engage High School Students in Urban Planning
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 35 (2010) 2, S.203-225 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
Schlagwörter	Constructivism (Learning); Urban Planning; Workshops; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Learning Activities; Instructional Design; Computer Simulation; Partnerships in Education; Interviews; Photography; Transcripts (Written Records); Learning Experience; Educational Games; Technology Uses in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stadtplanung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Case method; Fallmethode; Lernaktivität; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fotografie; Lernerfahrung; Educational game; Lernspiel; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen
Abstract	Virtual world platforms such as "Second Life" have been successfully used in educational contexts to motivate and engage learners. This article reports on an exploratory workshop involving a group of high school students using "Second Life" for an urban planning project. Young people are traditionally an under-represented demographic when it comes to participating in urban planning and decision-making processes. The research team developed activities that combined technology with a constructivist approach to learning. Real-world experiences and purposes ensured that the workshop enabled students to see the relevance of their learning. Our design also ensured that play remained an important part of the learning. By conceiving of the workshop as a "serious playground", we investigated the ludic potential of learning in a virtual world. (Contains 1 table and 8 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10