Second Life Users' Profiles and Views about Educational Potential of Second Life: A Case of Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Baran, Bahar; Cukurbasi, Baris; Colak, Canan; Dogusoy, Berrin
Titel	Second Life Users' Profiles and Views about Educational Potential of Second Life: A Case of Turkey
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 11 (2012) 4, S.253-263 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Educational Environment; Profiles; Cultural Context; Foreign Countries; Electronic Learning; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Interviews; Computer Simulation; Simulated Environment; Technology Uses in Education; Participant Satisfaction; Program Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Educational Opportunities; Virtual Classrooms; Learning Theories; Social Networks; Educational Technology; Online Surveys; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Ausland; Fragebogen; Likert-Skala; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Künstliche Umwelt; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Schülerverhalten; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Unterrichtsmedien; Türkei
Abstract	This study aims to reveal Second Life (SL) residents' profiles, first hand experiences, opinions about SL and its potential as an educational environment. The members of 14 Turkish Island in SL answered a questionnaire including Likert-type, open ended and multiple-choice items and participated in interview sessions. Researchers collected 118 questionnaires and interviewed with 10 users. The results showed a general picture about the Turkish SL user profile. They agree on SL potential about providing better communication with people. Also, they keep their SL character in line with the one they have in real life, while changing their physical appearances. Many active SL users in this study do not have an apparent thought about the applicability of SL in education and most of them are not willing to participate in its educational applications in SL. This study concludes by offering suggestions to practitioners about how to use SL in e-learning. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10