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At the Edge of the Rift
This volume was first published by Inter-Disciplinary Press in 2014.
Times are changing. Virtual Worlds have enjoyed nearly a decade of use by educators who have developed many creative ways to provide immersive, experiential learning experiences for students of all ages. This volume represents the most up-to-date research and thinking on the use of virtual worlds in education from experts across the globe. Included are discussions of hardware advances, software advances and data analytics.
Times are changing. Virtual Worlds have enjoyed nearly a decade of use by educators who have developed many creative ways to provide immersive, experiential learning experiences for students of all ages. This volume represents the most up-to-date research and thinking on the use of virtual worlds in education from experts across the globe. Included are discussions of hardware advances, software advances and data analytics.
Sue Gregory is a long term educator and Senior Lecturer in ICT Education at the University of New England, Australia, chair of the Australian and New Zealand Virtual Worlds Working Group and leader of an Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT)-funded project called ‘VirtualPREX: Innovative Assessment using a 3D Virtual World with Pre-Service Teachers.’
Paul Jerry is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology, Athabasca University. He was a core member of the original development team that produced Canada’s first distance/distributed graduate degree in counselling psychology, which opened in 2001.
Nancy Tavares-Jones is a recent Master of Counselling graduate from Athabasca University. Her research interests include psychometric assessments and their applications, psychoanalytic theory, personality theory, and the concept of ‘identity’ in actual and virtual worlds.
Paul Jerry is Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Centre for Applied Psychology, Athabasca University. He was a core member of the original development team that produced Canada’s first distance/distributed graduate degree in counselling psychology, which opened in 2001.
Nancy Tavares-Jones is a recent Master of Counselling graduate from Athabasca University. Her research interests include psychometric assessments and their applications, psychoanalytic theory, personality theory, and the concept of ‘identity’ in actual and virtual worlds.