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Robbins, Russell W.; Butler, Brian S. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2009
Like any infrastructure technology, Virtual World (VW) platforms provide affordances that facilitate some activities and hinder others. Although it is theoretically possible for a VW platform to support all types of activities, designers make choices that lead technologies to be more or less suited for different learning objectives. Virtual World…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Barriers, Educational Objectives, Teaching Methods
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Schwartz, Linda; Clark, Sharon; Cossarin, Mary; Rudolph, Jim – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2004
This report discusses the educational uses of the "wiki," an increasingly popular approach to online community development. Wikis are defined and compared with "blogging" methods; characteristics of major wiki engines are described; and wiki features and selection criteria are examined.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Resources, Definitions, Social Networks