Virtual worlds controversies at the frontier of education / Kieron Sheehy, Rebecca Ferguson and Gill Clough editors.

Other author Sheehy, Kieron.
Other author Ferguson, Rebecca.
Other author Clough, Gill.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers,
Descriptionx11, 197 p. : ill. (some col.) ; cm.
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SeriesEducation in a competitive and globalizing world series
Contents Introduction : challenging education in virtual worlds / Rebecca Ferguson, Kieron Sheehy and Gill Clough -- Virtual worlds : the states of play / Kieron Sheehy and Dan Seamans -- Living in immaterial worlds : who are we when we learn and teach in virtual worlds? / Anna Peachey -- The business of child protection in educational virtual worlds / Kieron Sheehy and Tamara Littleton -- Learning together and alone in virtual worlds / Judy Robertson and Nicole Cargill-Kipar -- Virtual worlds are authentic sites for learning / Gill Clough and Rebecca Ferguson -- 21st-century skills : all dressed up in the technology of the knowledge age? / Jonathan Rix -- When educational worlds collide / Peter Twining -- Breaking down the barriers / Rebecca Ferguson and Kieron Sheehy -- Inclusive education and virtual worlds : the Teacher Embodiment and Learning Affordance Framework (TEALEAF) / Kieron Sheehy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009036573
ISBN9781608762613 (hardcover)

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