You are here:

Comparing Student Interactions in Second Life and Face-to-Face Role-playing Activities
PROCEEDINGS

, , , Michigan State University, United States

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-64-8 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

Abstract

This study compared student performances in role-playing activities in both face-to-face environment and Second Life. It was found that students produced similar amount of communication in the two environments, but the communication styles were different. In SL role-playing activities, students tended to take more turns, and have shorter exchanges in each turn-taking than in FTF environment. Students also tended to generate more concept-related dialogues in SL, though they may not be as elaborated as those in FTF environments. The educational implications for this study were discussed.

Citation

Gao, F., Noh, J.M. & Koehler, M.J. (2008). Comparing Student Interactions in Second Life and Face-to-Face Role-playing Activities. In K. McFerrin, R. Weber, R. Carlsen & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 2008--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2033-2035). Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

Keywords

References

View References & Citations Map

These references have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. Signed in users can suggest corrections to these mistakes.

Suggest Corrections to References

Cited By

View References & Citations Map

These links are based on references which have been extracted automatically and may have some errors. If you see a mistake, please contact info@learntechlib.org.