Avatar-Based Group Discussions in Virtual Worlds: Facilitation, Communication Modalities, and Benefits of Participation (Book Chapter Enhancement)

Autor/inn/en	Nussli, Natalie; Oh, Kevin
Titel	Avatar-Based Group Discussions in Virtual Worlds: Facilitation, Communication Modalities, and Benefits of Participation (Book Chapter Enhancement)
Quelle	In: International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 8 (2018) 1, S.1-24, Artikel 1 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1947-8518
DOI	10.4018/IJVPLE.2018010101
Schlagwörter	Guidelines; Computer Simulation; Synchronous Communication; Computer Mediated Communication; Group Discussion; Participant Observation; Social Behavior; Behavior Standards; Case Studies; Inservice Teacher Education; Graduate Students; Audio Equipment; Cognitive Ability; Ethnography; Student Participation; Educational Benefits; Student Attitudes; Barriers; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); German; Native Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Richtlinien; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Computerkonferenz; Gruppendiskussion; Teilnehmende Beobachtung; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehrerfortbildung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Audio-CD; Denkfähigkeit; Ethnografie; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Bildungsertrag; Schülerverhalten; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Deutscher
Abstract	This article focuses on developing guidelines for the effective facilitation of avatar-based group discussions. This qualitative inquiry is guided by an investigation of (1) social affordances of avatar-based discussions, with an emphasis on social and physical presence, (2) strategies to help establish rapport with other avatars, and (3) the complexities of communication modalities (voice vs. text) in avatar-based discussions. The study also explores the benefits and challenges of participating in virtual discussions. The data originated from avatar-based discussion groups in Second Life moderated by expert hosts and co-hosts and were gathered through participant and non-participant observation. Guidelines for the effective moderation of avatar-based discussion groups are presented throughout the chapter, such as, creating a feeling of acceptance and non-judgment, communicating synchronously to support immediacy, demonstrating virtual sharing acts, using voice for humanized communication, showing social emotionality, and observing real-life social norms. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01