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Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds

Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds

David Griol, Zoraida Callejas
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781522581796|ISBN10: 1522581790|EISBN13: 9781522581802
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8179-6.ch015
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Griol, David, and Zoraida Callejas. "Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds." Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 314-329. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8179-6.ch015

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Griol, D. & Callejas, Z. (2019). Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 314-329). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8179-6.ch015

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Griol, David, and Zoraida Callejas. "Teaching and Learning Abstract Concepts by Means of Social Virtual Worlds." In Virtual Reality in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 314-329. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8179-6.ch015

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Abstract

Social Virtual Worlds are increasingly being used in education, as their flexibility can be exploited in order to create heterogeneous groups from all over the world who can collaborate synchronously in different virtual spaces. In this paper, the authors describe the potential of virtual worlds as an educative tool to teach and learn abstract concepts by means of programmable 3D objects. They describe the main experiences carried out recently in the application of these technologies in transnational educational activities that combine the Moodle learning resources and programmable 3D objects in the Second Life virtual world.

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