Cases on collaboration in virtual learning environments [electronic resource] : processes and interactions / [edited by] Donna Russell.

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Publication details: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2010.Description: electronic texts (xli, 358 p. : ill.) : digital filesISBN:

9781605668796 (ebook)

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371.33/4 22

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LB1028.5 .C274 2010e

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Contents:

Chapter 1. The Making of the University Life Caf�e / Shalin Hai-Jew -- Chapter 2. 3D Design and Collaboration in Massively Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) / Steven Warburton, Margarita P�erez Garci�a -- Chapter 3. Music Matters / Rebecca Gould, Elizabeth Unger -- Chapter 4. Virtual Worlds and Avatars for the Development of Primary Foreign Languages and Primary Foreign Languages for the Development of Real Children / Yongho Kim -- Chapter 5. Transpositions in Configurable Virtual Storyworlds / James Sosnoski ...[et al.] -- Chapter 6. Argumentative Interactions and Learning Through a Virtual Environment / Nathalie Muller Mirza -- Chapter 7. Obesity Prevention in Second Life / Rebecca Lee ...[et al.] -- Chapter 8. Dissection of a Desktop Microworld / Christine Marszalek, Jacob Marszalek -- Chapter 9. Using Digital Communities to Enhance Student Persistence and Retention / Charles Layne ...[et al.] -- Chapter 10. Designing for Social Interaction and Social Competence in a 3D-VLE / James Laffey ... [et al.] -- Chapter 11. Maximizing Collaborative Learning and Work in Digital Libraries and Repositories / Shalin Hai-Jew -- Chapter 12. Creating a Motivated Online Graduate Community / Joan Aitken -- Chapter 13. Developing Collaborative Problem-Solving in an Online Training Program for Insurance Agents / Patrick Connolly, Donna Russell -- Chapter 14. Ethical and Legal Issues in Teaching and Learning in Second Life in a Graduate Online Course / R.S. Talab, Hope Botterbusch.

Chapter 15. Second Life Project Development as a Venue for Interdisciplinary Collaboration / Susan Toth-Cohen, Pamela Mitchell -- Chapter 16. Critical Thinking in Discussion / Leonard Shedletsky -- Chapter 17. Enhancing Intelligence, English and Math Competencies in the Classroom via e@Leader Integrated Online Edutainment Gaming and Assessment / Anthony Dickinson, Diane Hui -- Chapter 18. Herding Cats / Donald Philip -- Chapter 19. The Critical and Historical View in Communities of Practice (CoP) for the Development in Education Pages / Neli Mengalli, Jos�e Armando Valente.

Abstract: "Using a case study analysis, this book provides a unifying perspective for discussing the viability of collaborative virtual spaces as training programs for insurance brokers, forums to support at-risk university students, simulations of historical places, means to aid autistic children learn social skills, repositories for digital libraries, collaborative spaces designing new university programs and emergency response training"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-341) and index.

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"Using a case study analysis, this book provides a unifying perspective for discussing the viability of collaborative virtual spaces as training programs for insurance brokers, forums to support at-risk university students, simulations of historical places, means to aid autistic children learn social skills, repositories for digital libraries, collaborative spaces designing new university programs and emergency response training"--Provided by publisher.

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