I have been very excited to see the publication of the electronic and print version of the ALT-J Special Issue - Learning and Teaching in Immersive Virtual Worlds. I think that it is a great resource for anyone working in this area, but I may be biased by the fact that it’s the first issue published under my ‘care’. Anyway, I’m not the only one, as the people that ALT asked to comment on the issue have said some very good things about it (more of that later), see Wordle of their comments below.
Edited by Maggi Savin-Baden; Robert Ward,ISSN: 1741-1629 (electronic) 0968-7769 (paper) ,Publisher: Taylor & Francis
1. Editorial, Pages 137 - 138 Link: http://tinyurl.com/9hxua6
2. From Multi-User Virtual Environment to 3D Virtual Learning
Environment, Pages 139 - 150
Authors: Daniel Livingstone; Jeremy Kemp; Edmund Edgar
Link: http://tinyurl.com/85545d
3. From cognitive capability to social reform? Shifting perceptions of
learning in immersive virtual worlds[p1]span style=”display: none”> , Pages 151 - 161
Author: Maggi Savin-Baden
Link: http://tinyurl.com/7jjcmp
4. Problem-based learning spanning real and virtual words: a case study
in Second Life, Pages 163 - 172
Authors: Judith Good; Katherine Howland; Liz Thackray
Link: http://tinyurl.com/82v5vr
5. Observations of expert communicators in immersive virtual worlds:
implications for synchronous discussion, Pages 173 - 180
Author: Michael Hamilton McVey
Link: http://tinyurl.com/88dnpr
6. Laying the groundwork for socialisation and knowledge construction
within 3D virtual worlds, Pages 181 - 196
Authors: Shailey Minocha; Dave Roberts
Link: http://tinyurl.com/9pqsuz
7. Uncanny spaces for higher education: teaching and learning in virtual
worlds, Pages 197 - 205
Author: Siân Bayne
Link: http://tinyurl.com/97fe5m
8. Machinima interventions: innovative approaches to immersive virtual
world curriculum integration, Pages 207 - 220
Authors: Andrew John Middleton; Richard Mather
Link: http://tinyurl.com/8zbw5u
9. Collaborative virtual gaming worlds in higher education, Pages 221 - 229
Authors: Nicola Whitton; Paul Hollins
Link: http://tinyurl.com/987vmr
10. An investigation of the role of background music in IVWs for
learning, Pages 231 - 244
Authors: Debbie Richards; Eric Fassbender; Ayse Bilgin; William Forde
Thompson
Link: http://tinyurl.com/7v4ha3
So how do you get to read it? ALT-J is published by Taylor and Francis and is not open access, but many of you will have access if your university or college has institutional membership (you will need your Athens login). If that’s not the case then you could:
- join ALT as individual or institutional member or
- find an individual member of ALT, and persuade them to lend you their print copy
Also, we are hoping that one of the papers will be made available as a sample on the T&F web site - watch this space.
Lastly, you can join a free online discussion (starting 25 January 2008 at http://www.cabweb.net ).
3 responses so far ↓
1 Keith Lyons // Jan 24, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Hello, Frances
Thank you for sharing this post. It looks like I have a lot of reading to do.
I hope you have had a delightful start to 2009.
Best wishes
Keith
2 Frances // Jan 24, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Thanks Keith. We hope that lots of people read it and cite it in their work if it’s useful. We are having a 2 week discussion about MUVEs for 2 weeks at CABWEB here http://www.cabweb.net/portal/course/view.php?id=7 . Do join us and/or tell your friends
3 Multi-User Virtual Environments in Teaching and Learning // Jan 25, 2009 at 7:38 pm
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