The purpose of this review was to explore how S econd L ife (SL) has been discussed,
investigated and applied in education from its launch to present. Two research questions …

Purpose Because information technology (IT) can change the way we look at the world,
some benefits for human communities, such as trust, care, friendship and commitment can …

This pilot study investigated the effects of immersive virtual reality (VR) training on the
classroom management ability of preservice teachers, the addition of real‐time audio …

In the last decade, the reflective teaching practice has been considered to look at program
and planning which should be taken into action. However, the digital era has shifted …

This study found that collaborative language activities in an immersive virtual world
improved students' self-efficacy beliefs about their capacity to use Chinese language in a …

There is a “prevalence of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in education,” and a
concern for its negative psychosocial consequences and lack of effectiveness as an …

Many pre-service teachers feel under-prepared to teach students with a diverse range of
needs and abilities and continue to be concerned about classroom behaviour management …

3D virtual worlds (3D VWs) are considered one of the emerging learning spaces of the 21st
century; however, few empirical studies have investigated educational applications and …

Background: Integrating 3D virtual world technologies into educational subjects continues to
draw the attention of educators and researchers alike. The focus of this study is the use of a …

3D immersive virtual worlds, such as Second Life, have been the focus of substantial
attention from tertiary educators in recent years and the potential for the use of such …