Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds

Autor/inn/en	Antonacci, David M.; Modaress, Nellie
Titel	Envisioning the Educational Possibilities of User-Created Virtual Worlds
Quelle	In: AACE Journal, 16 (2008) 2, S.115-126 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-3696
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Technological Advancement; Computer Simulation; Computer Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Information Technology; Technology Integration; Technology Education; Cybernetics; Hypermedia; Educational Innovation; Educational Improvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computernutzung; Unterrichtsmedien; Informationstechnologie; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kybernetik; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	Educational games and simulations can engage students in higher-level cognitive thinking, such as interpreting, analyzing, discovering, evaluating, acting, and problem solving. Recent technical advances in multiplayer, user-created virtual worlds have significantly expanded the capabilities of user interaction and development within these simulated worlds. This ability to develop and interact with your own simulated world offers many new and exciting educational possibilities. This article explores the technical capabilities and educational potential of these new worlds. Additionally, it presents and illustrates a model, which uses interaction combinations, to identify course content and topics having educational applications in virtual worlds. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10