AJET Special Issue: Virtual Worlds in Tertiary Education

We are pleased to inform you that the much-awaited Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) special issue on Virtual Worlds in Tertiary Education, guest edited by Mark J. W. Lee (Charles Sturt University and University of New England), Barney Dalgarno (Charles Sturt University) and Helen Farley (University of Southern Queensland) has now been published. The guest editorial and all eight articles that constitute the special issue are freely available below and from the AJET website at http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet.

From "In search of a method to assess dispositional behaviours: The case of Otago Virtual Hospital" by Swee-Kin Loke, Phil Blyth and Judith Swan

 

Mark J. W. Lee, Barney Dalgarno and Helen Farley Editorial 28(3): Preface to the Special issue
Virtual worlds in tertiary education: An Australasian perspective

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Des Butler Second Life machinima enhancing the learning of law: Lessons from successful endeavours

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Michael Henderson, Hui Huang, Scott Grant and Lyn Henderson The impact of Chinese language lessons in a virtual world on university students' self-efficacy beliefs

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Sue Gregory and Yvonne Masters Real thinking with virtual hats: A role-playing activity for pre-service teachers in Second Life

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Swee-Kin Loke, Phil Blyth and Judith Swan In search of a method to assess dispositional behaviours: The case of Otago Virtual Hospital

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Denise Wood and Julie Willems Responding to the widening participation agenda through improved access to and within 3D virtual learning environments

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Sarah Stewart and Deborah Davis On the MUVE or in decline: Reflecting on the sustainability of the Virtual Birth Centre developed in Second Life

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Margaret Wegener, Timothy J. McIntyre, Dominic McGrath, Craig M. Savage and Michael Williamson Developing a virtual physics world

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Katherine Wimpenny, Maggi Savin-Baden, Matt Mawer, Nicole Steils and Gemma Tombs Unpacking frames of reference to inform the design of virtual world learning in higher education

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Robin Teigland

About Robin Teigland


Robin Teigland is an Associate Professor at the Center for Strategy and Competitiveness at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), as well as the caretaker of SSE’s island in Second Life. Robin’s research interests revolve around the creation and diffusion of knowledge in social networks and the impact on a firm’s competitive advantage. The focus of her current research is on investigating how virtual worlds and social media are enabling firms to create value outside the boundaries of the firm. She has published numerous articles in international books and academic journals, and in 2008 she received the “Researcher of the Year” award at the Stockholm School of Economics. In addition, she is a reviewer for the US National Science Foundation as well as a globally sought after speaker. Robin really enjoys teaching students at the Stockholm School of Economics and lecturing for executives. In March 2010, she started the NVWN a pan-Nordic project financed by the Nordic Innovation Center investigating innovation and entrepreneurship in virtual worlds.