The Reality of Authentic Learning in Virtual Worlds

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dc.contributor.authorFarley, Helen
dc.contributor.editorGregory S
dc.contributor.editorLee M
dc.contributor.editorDalgarno B
dc.contributor.editorTynan B
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-08T21:45:05Z
dc.date.available2023-08-08T21:45:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2023-07-02T03:00:06Z
dc.description.abstractThere is considerable hype around the purported affordances of virtual worlds to facilitate authentic learning in a variety of discipline areas. Though at first glance, virtual worlds look as if they would provide an ideal environment for this type of learning, in reality there are a number of factors that need to be considered in relation to these claims. As Sherry Turkle suggests, even though new technologies provide opportunities for being and learning, there is a risk that because the virtual is deliberately compelling, we believe that we are achieving more than we actually are (Turkle, 1995). Though experiences in virtual worlds can be immersive and engaging, they still may not be authentically educative for the user (Jackson & Lalioti, 2000). This chapter examines the claims surrounding authentic learning in virtual worlds with a view to determining their veracity
dc.identifier.citationFarley H (2016). The Reality of Authentic Learning in Virtual Worlds. In Gregory S, Lee M, Dalgarno B, Tynan B (Ed.), Learning in Virtual Worlds: Research and Applications.Athabasca: Athabasca University Press.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/105924
dc.publisherAthabasca University Press
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stated
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3904 - Specialist studies in education::390405 - Educational technology and computing
dc.subject.anzsrc46 - Information and computing sciences::4607 - Graphics, augmented reality and games::460708 - Virtual and mixed reality
dc.subject.anzsrc39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390102 - Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
dc.titleThe Reality of Authentic Learning in Virtual Worlds
dc.typeChapters
uc.collegeFaculty of Law
uc.departmentFaculty of Law
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