Virtual Worlds in Education(Casting Pride & Prejudice)

Kate BoardmanSunderland, April 2009

Virtual Worlds

• Definitions

• Dreaming

• Developing

Definitions

Virtual Worlds in Education?

Learning in Virtual Worlds?

Learning in Virtual Worlds?

• Virtual Learning• Virtual Teaching• Virtual World

Learning in Virtual Worlds?

• Online Learning• Online Teaching• Online World

Learning in Virtual Worlds?

• Online Learning• Online Teaching• Online World

• Real Learning• Real Teaching• Real World

Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs)

• Content • Communication• Assessment

• Customisation

= Learning Management System

Virtual Worlds

• 3D immersive environments• Simulations• Collaboration• Exploration• Creation

= Virtual Learning Environment

Dreaming

Developing

Typology ( v basic )

• Beach & cushions

• Campus replicator

• « Now what? »

• ...the dangerous ones... (the ones with the ideas...)

Visual Environments

What does......look like?

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Who is your...

Hercule Poirot

...?

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Does it matter what your...

Hercule Poirot

looks like...?

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Who is your...

Miss Marple

...?

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Does it matter what your...

Miss Marple

looks like...?

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Who is your...

Mr Darcy

...?

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Does it matter?

Does it matter?

What...

a caféa canteena dwelling an office

...looks like?

Café

• French • ...

What makes a French café?

Café

Café

Café

Café

Does it matter?

Canteen

• Factory• ...

What does a (factory) canteen look like?

• Dirty• ...

Does it matter?

What...

a caféa canteena dwelling an office

...looks like?

Does it matter?

What...

a caféa canteena dwelling an office

...looks like?

Does it matter?

What...

a caféa canteena dwelling an office

...looks like?

Does it matter?

Dwelling

Dwelling

Just an individual dwelling

What does a «dwelling» look like?

Dwelling

Just an individual dwelling

Dwelling

Just an individual dwelling

Dwelling

Just an individual dwelling

Dwelling

Dwelling

Just an individual dwelling

Does it matter?

Text/Image/Learning Outcome

Detailed textscenarioprovided

Staff care what it looks like

Affects the learning outcome

Café

Cante

en

Dwellin

g

Text/Image/Learning Outcome

Detailed textscenarioprovided

Staff care what it looks like

Affects the learning outcome

Café

Cante

en

Dwellin

g

Text/Image/Learning Outcome

Detailed textscenarioprovided

Staff care what it looks like

Affects the learning outcome

Café

Cante

en

Dwellin

g

Text/Image/Learning Outcome

Detailed textscenarioprovided

Staff care what it looks like

Affects the learning outcome

Café

Cante

en

Dwellin

g

Does it matter?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Office

• Desk• Filing cabinet• Diary• Computer• Files• Phone...

Text/Image/Learning Outcome

Detailed textscenarioprovided

Staff care what it looks like

Affects the learning outcome

Café

Cante

en

Dwellin

g

Offi

ce

()

()

()

Does it matter?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Does it matter?

What...

an office

...looks like?

Developing VLEs (==LMSs)

• Relevant• Look good (believable)

*not necessarily L$ or time*• Easily navigable• Allow focus on the learning

outcome

Developing VLEs

• What do you want?• What’s the learning outcome of

this?• How detailed does it need to be?

Developing VLEs

• What do you want?• What’s the learning outcome of

this?• How detailed does it (really) need

to be?

Developing VLEs

• What do you want?• What’s the learning outcome of

this?• How detailed does it (really) need

to be?• Do you have real/virtual images,

or only mental ones?

Developing VLEs

• What do you want?• What’s the learning outcome of

this?• How detailed does it (really) need

to be?• Do you have real/virtual images,

or only mental ones?• Can you draw it? (!)

Developing VLEs

• What do you want?• What’s the learning outcome of

this?• How detailed does it (really) need

to be?• Do you have real/virtual images,

or only mental ones?• Can you draw it? (!)• When do you need it? (!!)