The Use of Virtual Worlds in Management Education: An Investigation of Current Practices in Second Life

Autor/inn/en	Klein, Amarolinda Zanela; Freitas, Angilberto; Machado, Lisiane; da Silva Freitas, José Carlos, Jr.; Graziola, Paulo Gaspar; Schlemmer, Eliane
Titel	The Use of Virtual Worlds in Management Education: An Investigation of Current Practices in Second Life
Quelle	In: International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 10 (2014) 1, S.61-78, Artikel 6 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1550-1876
DOI	10.4018/ijicte.2014010106
Schlagwörter	Administrator Education; Computer Simulation; Technology Uses in Education; Questionnaires; School Surveys; Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Online Surveys; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Practices; School Support; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; United States; United Kingdom (England); Portugal; Australia; Sweden; Brazil; Switzerland; United Kingdom (Wales); Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Fragebogen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungspraxis; Schulförderverein; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; USA; Australien; Schweden; Brasilien; Schweiz; Griechenland
Abstract	Frequently, research on management education does not take into account the role of Information Technology as a key resource to support teaching and learning processes. In this article, the authors explore the current applications of Three Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVW) for Management education. The authors researched the educational institutions subscribed to Second Life (SL) (http://secondlife.com/), as it is one of the most popular open 3DVW available worldwide. The results reveal that only 31% of the institutions that answered the authors' questionnaire actually use SL in Management education. Regarding the acceptance of SL in Management education, one third of the 15 institutions using it claim that it has been well received and accepted both by students and lecturers/professors. These results lead to several questions for further research and development of practices concerning the use of 3DVW for Management education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01