Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life

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Main Author: Santos, Ana
Publication Date: 2011
Other Authors: Loureiro, Ana
Format: Article
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/2867
Summary: The study main purpose is to identify in what extent a virtual simulated newsroom in Second Life could influence the practical knowhow of the journalism students. All the students involved took pre and post surveys and underwent direct observation. The results analysed showed that in spite of many technological handicaps students had a better performance concerning best newsroom practices, the results also indicated that online students learned just as much as in a face to face situation and also that students enjoyed the teaching and learning experience better than the traditional way. The investigation took under consideration some of the latest studies concerning e-learning and b-learning strategies. The teaching/learning experience selected for this case study provided a good opportunity to evaluate some different online teaching/learning methods. As the main study focus was about practical behaviours this popular virtual 3-D platform showed to be a very handy tool to develop some of the Journalism course curricular.
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title Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
spellingShingle Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
Santos, Ana
immersive learning
teaching
virtual worlds
second life
journalism
elearning
title_short Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
title_full Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
title_fullStr Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
title_full_unstemmed Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
title_sort Immersive learning: the use of a virtual simulated newsroom on Second Life
author Santos, Ana
author_facet Santos, Ana
Loureiro, Ana
author_role author
author2 Loureiro, Ana
author2_role author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Santos, Ana
Loureiro, Ana
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv immersive learning
teaching
virtual worlds
second life
journalism
elearning
topic immersive learning
teaching
virtual worlds
second life
journalism
elearning
description The study main purpose is to identify in what extent a virtual simulated newsroom in Second Life could influence the practical knowhow of the journalism students. All the students involved took pre and post surveys and underwent direct observation. The results analysed showed that in spite of many technological handicaps students had a better performance concerning best newsroom practices, the results also indicated that online students learned just as much as in a face to face situation and also that students enjoyed the teaching and learning experience better than the traditional way. The investigation took under consideration some of the latest studies concerning e-learning and b-learning strategies. The teaching/learning experience selected for this case study provided a good opportunity to evaluate some different online teaching/learning methods. As the main study focus was about practical behaviours this popular virtual 3-D platform showed to be a very handy tool to develop some of the Journalism course curricular.
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