An Australian and New Zealand Scoping Study on the Use of 3D Immersive Virtual Worlds in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Dalgarno, Barney; Lee, Mark J. W.; Carlson, Lauren; Gregory, Sue; Tynan, Belinda
Titel	An Australian and New Zealand Scoping Study on the Use of 3D Immersive Virtual Worlds in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 27 (2011) 1, S.1-15 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-5554
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Computer Simulation; Simulated Environment; Web Based Instruction; Blended Learning; Web Sites; Technology Integration; Program Descriptions; International Education; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Use Studies; Interviews; Research Design; Educational Trends; Intellectual Disciplines; Age Differences; Australia; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Künstliche Umwelt; Web Based Training; Web-Design; Internationale Erziehung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Benutzerschulung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Forschungsdesign; Bildungsentwicklung; Geisteswissenschaften; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Australien; Neuseeland
Abstract	This article describes the research design of, and reports selected findings from, a scoping study aimed at examining current and planned applications of 3D immersive virtual worlds at higher education institutions across Australia and New Zealand. The scoping study is the first of its kind in the region, intended to parallel and complement a number of studies conducted in other parts of the world. Results from a sector-wide questionnaire administered as part of the scoping study, portions of which are presented in this article, appear consistent with international trends, especially in terms of the platforms chosen and the dramatic increase in usage seen in recent years. Higher education teaching staff in Australia and New Zealand are using 3D immersive virtual worlds with their students in a variety of ways, for both assessable and non-assessable tasks and in face to face, fully online/distance as well as blended-mode subjects, although use in face to face and blended contexts appears to be most common. The results also provide some insight into the demographics (e.g. age) of staff who have adopted 3D immersive virtual worlds in their teaching, as well as into the academic disciplines in which the technology is being employed. (Contains 6 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10