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Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] Australian and New Zealand virtual worlds scoping study: Final report available
From: Paul Fishwick <fishwick () cise ! ufl ! edu>
Date: 2013-09-02 14:55:30
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Mark
This is a remarkable publication - many case studies and reasoning in
favor of the virtual environment approach. Also, many instances of
OpenSim, demonstrating its significant worth in the education area.
-p
On Sep 2, 2013, at 8:18 AM, "Lee, Mark" <malee@csu.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> In 2010-12, with colleagues from Charles Sturt University (CSU), the University of \
> New England (UNE), and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), I worked on a \
> project that involved conducting an Australia and New Zealand-wide scoping study on \
> the use of virtual worlds for learning and teaching in higher education. The final \
> report from the project is now available as an open-access publication:
> Dalgarno, B., Gregory, S., Carlson, L., Lee, M. J. W., & Tynan, B. (2013). A \
> systematic review and environmental analysis of the use of 3D immersive virtual \
> worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education institutions [Final report]. \
> Armidale, Australia: University of New England, DEHub. Available from \
> http://www.dehub.edu.au/publications/books/
> Please feel free to direct others who you think might be interested to this \
> resource.
> The scoping study project was funded by the Distance Education Hub (DEHub), a \
> research consortium based at UNE and involving CSU, USQ, and CQU (Central \
> Queensland University) in Australia as well as Massey University in New Zealand. \
> DEHub was initially established through a grant from the Australian Government \
> Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education \
> (DIISRTE) and now continues to operate under the sponsorship of UNE, providing a \
> wealth of resources and activities aimed at promoting scholarship and innovation in \
> online and distance learning. I encourage you to check out their newly redeveloped \
> website at http://www.dehub.edu.au/.
> Kind regards,
>
>
>
> Mark J. W. Lee
> Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Charles Sturt University
> (Former Adjunct Senior Lecturer, DEHub, University of New England)
> Editor, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and Teaching
> Visiting Scholar (2013-14), California State University
>
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Paul Fishwick, PhD
Chair, ACM SIGSIM
Distinguished Chair of Arts & Technology
and Professor of Computer Science
Director, Creative Automata Laboratory
The University of Texas at Dallas
Arts & Technology
800 West Campbell Road
ATC 3.206
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick
Blog: creative-automata.com
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publication - many case studies and reasoning in</div><div>favor of the virtual \
environment approach. Also, many instances of</div><div>OpenSim, demonstrating its \
significant worth in the education \
area.</div><div>-p</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Sep 2, 2013, at 8:18 AM, \
"Lee, Mark" <<a href="mailto:malee@csu.edu.au">malee@csu.edu.au</a>> \
wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><br>Dear \
colleagues,<br><br>In 2010-12, with colleagues from Charles Sturt University (CSU), \
the University of New England (UNE), and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), \
I worked on a project that involved conducting an Australia and New Zealand-wide \
scoping study on the use of virtual worlds for learning and teaching in higher \
education. The final report from the project is now available as an open-access \
publication:<br><br>Dalgarno, B., Gregory, S., Carlson, L., Lee, M. J. W., & \
Tynan, B. (2013). A systematic review and environmental analysis of the use of 3D \
immersive virtual worlds in Australian and New Zealand higher education institutions \
[Final report]. Armidale, Australia: University of New England, DEHub. Available from \
<a href="http://www.dehub.edu.au/publications/books/">http://www.dehub.edu.au/publications/books/</a><br><br>Please \
feel free to direct others who you think might be interested to this \
resource.<br><br>The scoping study project was funded by the Distance Education Hub \
(DEHub), a research consortium based at UNE and involving CSU, USQ, and CQU (Central \
Queensland University) in Australia as well as Massey University in New Zealand. \
DEHub was initially established through a grant from the Australian Government \
Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education \
(DIISRTE) and now continues to operate under the sponsorship of UNE, providing a \
wealth of resources and activities aimed at promoting scholarship and innovation in \
online and distance learning. I encourage you to check out their newly redeveloped \
website at <a href="http://www.dehub.edu.au/">http://www.dehub.edu.au/</a>.<br><br>Kind \
regards,<br><br><br><br>Mark J. W. Lee<br>Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of \
Education, Charles Sturt University<br>(Former Adjunct Senior Lecturer, DEHub, \
University of New England)<br>Editor, MERLOT Journal of Online Learning and \
Teaching<br>Visiting Scholar (2013-14), California State \
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"><div><div>Paul Fishwick, PhD</div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; \
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Chair, ACM \
SIGSIM</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; \
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Distinguished Chair of Arts & \
Technology </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; \
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> and Professor of Computer \
Science</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; \
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Director, Creative Automata \
Laboratory</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; \
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The University of Texas at Dallas</div><div \
style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: \
after-white-space; ">Arts & Technology</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; \
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">800 West Campbell \
Road</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; \
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">ATC 3.206</div><div style="word-wrap: \
break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; \
">Richardson, TX 75080-3021</div></div></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; \
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a \
href="http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick">http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/fishwick</a></div><div \
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after-white-space; ">Blog: <a \
href="http://creative-automata.com">creative-automata.com</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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