Title :
Security Education Using Second Life
Author :
Ryoo, Jungwoo ; Techatassanasoontorn, Angsana ; Lee, Dongwon
Author_Institution :
Pennsylvania State Univ., PA
Abstract :
Institutions of higher education, government agencies, and private organizations have been making sustained efforts to teach some information security skills more efficiently. In these efforts to improve security education, the dominant pedagogical approach has been to use security exercises in a lab setting.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; security of data; virtual reality; Second Life; decontextualized learning; information security skill; security education; Access control; Computer displays; Computer security; Discussion forums; Educational products; Information security; Microprogramming; Privacy; Second Life; XML; Second Life; Security and privacy; education; information security; virtual world;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.49