The Virtual Worlds Handbook : How to Use Second Life® and Other 3D Virtual Environments

Collins, Sharon, Giordano, Tracy, Hodge, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0763777471 / ISBN 13: 9780763777470

Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2009

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Step into the world of virtual reality with your newly created avatar and begin to experience the tools that make this world interactive! During their infancy stage, virtual environments were largely based upon the gaming community and over time have been adapted to meet the growing number of users and educators. The Virtual Worlds Handbook, with CD-ROM, provides a user-friendly approach that will help trainers and educators create an effective and interactive environment within the Second Life virtual world. This book was written to help the novice user tackle the natural learning curve while providing the experienced user with tips, tools, and tricks to help any educator or trainer meet their professional goals faster. The opportunities using virtual reality are limitless and provide online students with a unique opportunity to connect both physically and educationally to one another, to faculty, to university, and to a worldwide market.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Elizabeth Hodge, PhD is currently an Associate Professor of Business and Information Technologies at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. She holds a BS from Ithaca College, MS from East Carolina University, and received her PhD in Higher Education Administration with a concentration in finance and policy at the University of Florida. Dr. Hodge serves as the 2nd VP of the North Carolina Business Education Association and is an active member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Dr. Hodge as dedicated her professional career to integrating technology tools that will engage students in the learning process. Furthermore, she strives to incorporate experimental research design in the courses she offers to uncover solutions for developing online learning communities. Presently, she is experimenting using Virtual Environments to immerse her students in the learning process. The integration of innovative technologies is what helps Dr. Hodge make a connection with her online students. She resides in New Bern, North Carolina with her husband and two children.

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Titel: The Virtual Worlds Handbook : How to Use ...
Verlag: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: Pap/Cdr.