Engaging Students in a Computer Diversity Course Through Virtual Worlds

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Author(s): Yvonne Pigatt (Community College of Baltimore County, USA)and James Braman (Community College of Baltimore County, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: Current and Prospective Applications of Virtual Reality in Higher Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Dong Hwa Choi (Park University, USA), Amber Dailey-Hebert (Park University, USA)and Judi Simmons Estes (Park University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4960-5.ch008

Keywords: Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Virtual Communities & Virtual Reality

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Virtual world technology allows for an immersive 3D experience with rich content and interactive potential for students. Through this richness and interactivity, educators have abundant creative power to design and facilitate meaningful learning experiences and collaboration opportunities. In this chapter, the authors discuss one such initiative using Second Life as an educational space for a community college course activity to enhance student engagement. A brief literature review of the educational use of virtual worlds will be presented, which underpin our pedagogical methodology for the project framework. Focusing on a specific community college course titled “Diversity in a Technological Society,” the course goals and project requirements will be discussed. The chapter concludes with a detailed description of the proposed methodology for the next phase, recommendations, and future work.

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