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Fang, Yu-Shen; Lee, Lung-Sheng – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: Applications of online Second Life (SL) prevail over the world. The purpose of this paper is to make a review and synthesis of recent research studies on SL. Design/methodology/approach: Documental analysis is employed. Totally, 135 research publications, published in 2006-2008, are reviewed and synthesized. Findings: Findings are as…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Literature Reviews, Research Reports
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Minocha, Shailey; Morse, David R. – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on a study into how a three-dimensional (3D) virtual world (Second Life) can facilitate socialisation and team working among students working on a team project at a distance. This models the situation in many commercial sectors where work is increasingly being conducted across time zones and between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Web Sites, Distance Education, Cooperation
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Shih, Timothy K.; Chang, Ya-Fung; Hsu, Hun-Hui; Wang, Ying-Hong; Chen, Yung-Hui – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2004
Distance education has been an important research issue of multimedia computing and communication. Since the instructional activities are implemented on cyberspace, how to control behaviors of students and to increase the degree of communication awareness have been a challenging issue. We propose a system based on the scaffolding theory. Behaviors…
Descriptors: Video Games, Distance Education, Computer Simulation, Educational Technology