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Emphasizing Diversity through 3D Multi-User Virtual Worlds

Emphasizing Diversity through 3D Multi-User Virtual Worlds
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Author(s): Mary Beth Klinger (College of Southern Maryland, USA)and Teresa L. Coffman (University of Mary Washington, USA)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 21
Source title: Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Gulsun Kurubacak (Anadolu University, Turkey)and T. Volkan Yuzer (Anadolu University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-046-4.ch005

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Abstract

Integrating three dimensional multi-user virtual worlds into the online classroom is an effective way to enhance instruction and provide real world application to course content. This chapter explores virtual worlds and their ability to promote meaningful interaction, collaboration, and skill based learning. The focus for encouraging new technologies into the teaching and learning environment is to foster creativity and innovation in the 21st century learner so that inventive thinkers, collaborative problem solvers, and transformative leaders can emerge from our global educational system. Concerns regarding diversity, social equality, and accessibility to the technology tools are addressed with emphasis on the need to provide open systems so that our knowledge based global economy can thrive and all students can emerge as competent global citizens.

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