STUDENTS‘ FIRST IMPRESSION OF SECOND LIFE: A case from the United Arab Emirates

dc.creator	Salam ABDALLAH
dc.date	2011-08-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:05Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:05Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8b7755a0e173494e97e5cfb86cb0feaf
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29571
dc.description	Emerging 3D virtual worlds such as Second Life can offer students with opportunities to enhance learning using rich collaborative asynchronous media. Virtual worlds are believed to impact the future of higher education and therefore, universities across the world are immersing themselves inside virtual worlds to establish a unique learning and research environments. This research examines the viability of Second Life as an educational platform from the perspective of a group of students in an Islamic society context. The students were attending one of the universities in the United Arab Emirates. The analysis indicates that students experienced both positive and negative aspects of Second Life. The results do encourage further experimentation in this positive novel way for learning.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde43-2/pdf/article_4.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 12, Iss 3/2, Pp 40-49 (2011)
dc.subject	Online learning
dc.subject	Virtual Worlds
dc.subject	Culture sensitivity
dc.subject	Technology Adoption.
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	STUDENTS‘ FIRST IMPRESSION OF SECOND LIFE: A case from the United Arab Emirates
dc.type	article