Learning online with games, simulations, and virtual worlds : strategies for online instruction / Clark Aldrich.
Material type: TextSeries: Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learningPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2009Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 134 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780470438343 (pbk.); 0470438347 (pbk.)Subject(s): Education -- Simulation methods | Virtual reality in education | Computer games | Computer-assisted instructionDDC classification: 371.39/7 LOC classification: LB1029.S53 | A425 2009Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book | University of Macedonia Library Βιβλιοστάσιο Α (Stack Room A) | Main Collection | LB1029.S53A425 2009 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0013131723 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are games, simulations, and virtual worlds really, and why should I care. Understanding highly interactive virtual environments -- Embracing interactivity -- Sims: a new model of content -- Highly interactive content from the students' and instructor's perspective -- Choosing and using a highly interactive virtual environment. Identifying the right approach for the right need -- Doing the prep work -- Integrating and piloting -- A brief example of a simulation deployment -- The processes of using a HIVE and the role of coaching -- Creating evaluation strategies -- Other considerations. Selling interactive environments internally : getting buy in from administrators, department heads, colleagues, parents and even students -- Epilogue: The new attraction of distance learning.
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