Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1447153693 ISBN 13 : 9781447153696

Editeur : Springer London Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

This book explores the philosophical and methodological underpinnings of understanding learning in virtual worlds. It includes case studies that demonstrate some of the various ways in which virtual worlds can be applied to facilitate learning and teaching.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mark Childs is a Senior Research Fellow for Elearning at Coventry University, UK, as well as working freelance within academia. Since 1997 he has worked on more than 30 projects involving technology-supported learning; as a researcher, consultant, evaluator, manager and principal investigator, at Coventry and in previous posts at the Universities of Wolverhampton and Warwick. Alongside his research he has also supported the delivery of a range of in-service professional development programmes, acting as an instructor, supervisor and evaluator. He also works as an education consultant and evaluator for a range of private and public sector organisations, including Hewlett Packard, the Field Museum of National History in Chicago, Ravensbourne College and JISC.

Anna Peachey spent four years (2006-2010) researching identity and community in virtual worlds as a Teaching Fellow with the Centre for Open Learning in Maths, Science, Computing and Technology at The Open University, UK. She has published and presented widely on virtual worlds as sites of learning, and continues to teach and research with The Open University within a portfolio of other projects as an independent consultant.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1447153693
• ISBN 13: 9781447153696
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 201
• Éditeur: Childs Mark, Peachey Anna
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