The Use of Virtual Worlds in Management Education: An Investigation of Current Practices in Second Life

Frequently, research on management education does not take into account the role of Information Technology as a key resource to support teaching and learning processes. In this article, the authors explore the current applications of Three Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVW) for Management education....

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Published in:International journal of information and communication technology education 2014-01, Vol.10 (1), p.61-78
Main Authors: Klein, Amarolinda Zanela, Freitas, Angilberto, Machado, Lisiane, Junior, José Carlos da Silva Freitas, Graziola, Paulo Gaspar, Schlemmer, Eliane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Education
Computer Simulation
Distance learning
Education
Educational Practices
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Information technology
Institutional Characteristics
Instructional Effectiveness
Learning
Management
Online Surveys
Questionnaires
R&D
Research & development
Resource management
School Support
School Surveys
Students
Teaching Methods
Technology Uses in Education
Three dimensional
Universities
Virtual communities
Virtual reality
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Summary:Frequently, research on management education does not take into account the role of Information Technology as a key resource to support teaching and learning processes. In this article, the authors explore the current applications of Three Dimensional Virtual Worlds (3DVW) for Management education. The authors researched the educational institutions subscribed to Second Life (SL) (http://secondlife.com/), as it is one of the most popular open 3DVW available worldwide. The results reveal that only 31% of the institutions that answered the authors’ questionnaire actually use SL in Management education. Regarding the acceptance of SL in Management education, one third of the 15 institutions using it claim that it has been well received and accepted both by students and lecturers/professors. These results lead to several questions for further research and development of practices concerning the use of 3DVW for Management education.
ISSN:1550-1876
1550-1337
DOI:10.4018/ijicte.2014010106