Trial of Second Life as a teaching aid for the curriculum in Computing

Kathryn Trinder; David C. Moffatt

Trial of Second Life as a teaching aid for the curriculum in Computing

Kathryn Trinder, David C. Moffatt

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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
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Event	Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, and Life-Long Learning (ViWo 2009 Workshop) - Aachen, Germany Duration: 21 Aug 2009 → 21 Aug 2009

Workshop

Workshop	Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, and Life-Long Learning (ViWo 2009 Workshop)
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Aachen
Period	21/08/09 → 21/08/09

Keywords

virtual learning
higher education
second life

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Trial of Second Life as a teaching aid for the curriculum in Computing

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