Learning online with games, simulations, and virtual worlds : strategies for online instruction / Clark Aldrich.
| Author/creator | Aldrich, Clark, 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2009. |
| Description | x, 134 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning Jossey-Bass guides to online teaching and learning. ^A573094 |
| Partial contents | What are games, simulations, and virtual worlds really, and why should I care. Understanding highly interactive virtual environments -- Embracing interactivity -- A new model of content -- Highly interactive content from the students' and instructor's perspective -- Choosing and using a highly interactive virtual environment. Doing the prep work -- Integrating and piloting -- A brief example of a simulation deployment -- The processes of using a HIVE and the role of coaching -- Creating evaluation strategies -- Other considerations. Selling interactive environments internally : getting buy in from administrators, department heads, colleagues, parents and even students -- Epilogue: The new attraction of distance learning. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009021642 |
| ISBN | 9780470438343 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0470438347 (pbk.) |