Using Second Life® to Teach Collaboration Skills to Pre-Service and In-Service Special Educators

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Author(s): Melissa D. Hartley (West Virginia University, USA), Barbara L. Ludlow (West Virginia University, USA)and Michael C. Duff (Discover Video Productions, USA)
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 23
Source title: Cases on 3D Technology Application and Integration in Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kimberely Fletcher Nettleton (Morehead State University, USA)and Lesia Lennex (Morehead State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2815-1.ch014

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference / Technologies in K-12 Education

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Second Life®, an online virtual world, is currently used at West Virginia University for simulation activities and role-playing exercises in teacher education programs in special education. The purpose of this chapter is to describe a design experiment in a pilot case study, explain the rationale for using virtual reality, describe how learning activities were developed, implemented, and evaluated, discuss plans for future research and practice, and offer suggestions for using virtual simulations in other teacher education programs.

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