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July 3, 2025
A Practical Guide to Using Second Life in Higher Education
- Author
- Savin-Baden, Maggi
- Publisher
- Open University Press, McGraw-Hill Education, New York
- ISBN
- 9780335242146
- Table of Contents
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Part one: Getting started in Second Life
ch. 1 The Value of Second Life For Learning In Higher Education
ch. 2 Practical Tips For Getting Started
ch. 3 Planning and Designing Learning In Second Life
ch. 4 Teaching Approaches To Use In Second Life
Part two: Developing your teaching in Second Life
ch. 5 Purposeful Pedagogy
ch. 6 Being A Teacher In Second Life
ch. 7 Equipping Students For Learning In Second Life
ch. 8 Assessment For Learning In Second Life
Part three: Shifting boundaries
ch. 9 Harnessing Technology For Learning
ch. 10 Researching Immersive Virtual Worlds
ch. 11 Futures and Possibilities
Appendix A: Second Life: Module Exemplar
Appendix B: Dealing With Challenges and Mistakes In Second Life
Glossary
Weblinks
References
Bibliography
Index
In recent years there has been increasing use of virtual worlds in Higher Education, particularly in Second Life. This practical handbook is a pedagogically-informed text that guides staff in the use of Second Life in the fields of further and higher education.
The book has been designed to support teachers who want to use Second Life and provides both an overview and a detailed consideration of the opportunities this immersive world offers for teaching, learning, assessment and research.
To assist readers, Maggi Savin-Baden has included:
- A glossary of terms
- Details of challenges and mistakes to avoid
- Examples of good practice
- Links to websites and other sources of help
This book is designed both for those new to Second Life as well as those with experience of teaching in virtual environments. It will help teachers to progress from getting started with Second Life to developing their teaching within the environment. (From the Publisher)
The book has been designed to support teachers who want to use Second Life and provides both an overview and a detailed consideration of the opportunities this immersive world offers for teaching, learning, assessment and research.
To assist readers, Maggi Savin-Baden has included:
- A glossary of terms
- Details of challenges and mistakes to avoid
- Examples of good practice
- Links to websites and other sources of help
This book is designed both for those new to Second Life as well as those with experience of teaching in virtual environments. It will help teachers to progress from getting started with Second Life to developing their teaching within the environment. (From the Publisher)