Learning online with games, simulations, and virtual worlds : strategies for online instruction - Aldrich, Clark, 1967- (San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2009)
What are games, simulations, and virtual worlds really, and why should I care. Understanding highly interactive virtual environments -- Embracing interactivity -- Sims: a new model of content -- Highly interactive content from the students' and instructor's perspective -- Choosing and using a highly interactive virtual environment. Identifying the right approach for the right need -- 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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Education -- Simulation methods; Virtual reality in education; Computer games; Computer-assisted instruction