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

dc.creator	Michael Hamilton McVey
dc.date	2008-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:56Z
dc.identifier	10.3402/rlt.v16i3.10896
dc.identifier	2156-7069
dc.identifier	2156-7077
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dd9e5516bf954379b9c3cc9e11735e18
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14836
dc.description	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 the first time in a virtual setting represented by an interactive avatar. This study sought to determine if students were able to discern degrees of expertise in other avatars by providing encounters with guests who had a significant amount of experience navigating in a virtual world. The study examined Second Life as a synchronous discussion tool for a higher education setting and finds it lacking in some respects, but is able to make recommendations about training instructors to exhibit behaviours that may inspire confidence while leading a class in such a setting.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	http://www.researchinlearningtechnology.net/index.php/rlt/article/view/10896
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7069
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2156-7077
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Research in Learning Technology, Vol 16, Iss 3 (2008)
dc.subject	synchronous communication
dc.subject	avatars
dc.subject	Second Life
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Observations of expert communicators in immersive virtual worlds: implications for synchronous discussion
dc.type	article