Title :
Deepthink: A Second Life Environment for Part-time Research Students at a Distance
Author :
Rapanotti, L. ; Barroca, L. ; Vargas-Vera, M. ; Reeves, A.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Open Univ., Milton Keynes, UK
Abstract :
This paper reports on the design of a Second Life campus for a new innovative post-graduate research programme at the Open University, UK, a world leader in supported distance higher education. The programme, launched in October 2009, is a part-time Master of Philosophy (MPhil) to be delivered at a distance, supported by a blend of synchronous and asynchronous Internet technologies. This paper briefly discusses the pedagogical thinking behind the Second Life campus, and the way the implementation was designed to meet the pedagogy. The paper also reports on the outcome of an early evaluation we have conducted.
Keywords :
Internet; distance learning; vocational training; Internet technology; UK; distance higher education; innovative post graduate research programme; open university; part-time research student; pedagogical thinking; second life campus; second life environment; Computer aided instruction; Conferences; Internet; Lead; Second Life; Second Life; distance learning; research degree;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2010 IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sousse
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7144-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2010.61
