Teaching and Learning in Second Life
| Title: | Teaching and Learning in Second Life (ID: E08_47611) | | Author(s): | John Miller (Tacoma Community College) and Geoffrey B. Cain (Redwoods Community College District) | | Topics: | EDUCAUSE 2008, EDUCAUSE2008, Emerging Technologies, Instructional Design, Instructional Technologies, Online Teaching Strategies, Second Life, Simulations, Teaching and Learning, Virtual Learning Community | | Origin: | EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/31/2008) | | Type: | Presentations and Seminars | | Abstract: | This presentation will examine teaching techniques in virtual environments, particularly Second Life, from the perspectives of an instructor and instructional designer and demonstrate how a second-year nursing program successfully uses Second Life to teach clinical procedures, critical thinking, and decision making.
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