Abstract
This paper reports on a pilot project that aimed to evaluate the 3D virtual world Second Life for teaching a computing subject in a UK University. The course module, that this intervention was a part of, covered aspects of Artificial Intelligence algorithms. The project aimed to develop a useful visualization system, built by students for students, for some of these otherwise rather abstract and dry AI techniques, as well as evaluating SL as a useful teaching tool, and exploring potential issues in student induction to a new technology.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
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Keywords
- virtual learning
- higher education
- second life
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Trial of Second Life as a teaching aid for the curriculum in Computing. / Trinder, Kathryn; Moffatt, David C.
2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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N1 - <p>Paper presented at Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, and Life-Long Learning (ViWo 2009 Workshop), Aachen, Germany, 21 August 2009. Event website: <a href="http://www.iicm.tugraz.at/ViWo/ViWo2009Workshop">http://www.iicm.tugraz.at/ViWo/ViWo2009Workshop</a></p>
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N2 - This paper reports on a pilot project that aimed to evaluate the 3D virtual world Second Life for teaching a computing subject in a UK University. The course module, that this intervention was a part of, covered aspects of Artificial Intelligence algorithms. The project aimed to develop a useful visualization system, built by students for students, for some of these otherwise rather abstract and dry AI techniques, as well as evaluating SL as a useful teaching tool, and exploring potential issues in student induction to a new technology.
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