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Authentic Learning in Second Life: A Constructivist Model in Course Design

Authentic Learning in Second Life: A Constructivist Model in Course Design
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Author(s): Carl Scott (University of Houston, USA), Youmei Liu (University of Houston, USA)and Madhuri Kumar (University of Houston, USA)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and Trends
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Harrison Hao Yang (State University of New York, USA)and Steve Chi-Yin Yuen (University of Southern Mississippi, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-788-1.ch025

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Abstract

This chapter will examine the relationship between a constructivist teaching approach and online learning experiences in the Virtual Worlds of Second Life, using a specifically constructed MBA-level course teaching Systems Analysis and Design. A research study was incorporated in the course design to test the Constructivist Learning Design (CLD) model (Gagnon & Collay, 2006) and social (use of individual- vs. group-oriented activities) domains. This chapter will cover: (1) fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Design course; (2) current research of Second Life in education; (3) course design based on CLD models; and (4) research data analysis of course delivery through constructivist learning in Second Life and student learning experiences in the Virtual Worlds.

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