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 Info | New York : Nova Science Publishers, |
| Description | x11, 197 p. : ill. (some col.) ; cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Education 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009036573 |
| ISBN | 9781608762613 (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |