An Exploration of Higher Education Teaching in Second Life in the Context of Blended Learning

Autor/in	Ata, Ridvan
Titel	An Exploration of Higher Education Teaching in Second Life in the Context of Blended Learning
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 15 (2016) 3, S.9-26 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-7242
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teaching Experience; Web Based Instruction; Computer Simulation; Internet; Social Systems; Educational Practices; Teaching Methods; College Faculty; Blended Learning; Information Literacy; Undergraduate Students; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Participant Observation; Data Analysis; Virtual Classrooms; Creativity; Error Patterns; Ambiguity (Context); Experiential Learning; Affordances; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Web Based Training; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Social system; Soziales System; Bildungspraxis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fakultät; Informationskompetenz; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Auswertung; Kreativität; Fehlertyp; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Großbritannien
Abstract	This study explores teaching experiences of educators within the virtual world of Second Life (SL) and pedagogical practices adopted. A blended approach is applied by using physical classrooms, BlackboardTM, web-based resources, and the virtual world of SL in an Information Literacy (IL) class for 1st year undergraduate students at an institution in the UK. A Case study was employed as well as a parallel qualitative component, interviews, was added to the study that provided another source of insights to articulate perspectives of educators in teaching within VWs. In reflecting and evaluating the teaching experiences, evidence is drawn from observations, semi structured interviews, chat logs, snapshots, and field notes. A thematic approach is used to analyse the data. The findings from the data analysis are presented in terms of seven themes: cybergogy, creativity, trial and error, wow moment, uncertainty, experiential learning, and dynamic relationship. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01