Using 3D-virtual worlds to teach decision-making

ASCILITE 2009 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 104-109

  Campbell, Matthew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D virtual worlds; Decision making; Professional practice; Teacher education

Indexed keywords

CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT; ETHICAL ISSUES; PILOT STUDIES; PLATFORM FOR LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES; RESEARCH STUDIES; ROLE PLAY; SECOND LIFE; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS; TEACHER EDUCATION; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

DECISION MAKING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84870943933     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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