International student learning and avatar collaboration in an immersive world
Demangeot, Catherine and Ramsay, Howard (2010) International student learning and avatar collaboration in an immersive world. In: Australia-New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, University of Canterbury, 2010-11-29 - 2010-11-30.
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This paper reports an initial exploration of the use of Second Life to host international student learning and avatar collaboration. It considers how students perceive an immersive environment and investigates the manner in which students interact and collaborate through their avatars. The paper describes the building of a seminar space on Second Life and the design and facilitation of two seminars in that space. Initial findings, derived from student interviews, the investigators’ diaries and observations of the sessions’ video recordings, suggest that while obstacles exist to the effective use of virtual worlds for this purpose, this evolving technology has significant potential. Students were generally sensitive to the virtual space and how it can benefit the quality of interactions. Some students felt freer to contribute and ask questions.
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) ID code: 32453 Dates: DateEvent1 December 2010PublishedSubjects: Social Sciences > Commerce > Marketing. Distribution of products Department: Strathclyde Business School > Marketing
Strathclyde Business School > Management ScienceDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 08 Aug 2011 08:52 Last modified: 09 Apr 2024 05:34 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/32453