Video Ergo Cogito: A Quasi-experimental Study of Teaching and Learning Visual Literacy, in Virtual Worlds
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1987 Spring.It must be some law of nature that Existentialists are to be reared in urban environm... more 1987 Spring.It must be some law of nature that Existentialists are to be reared in urban environments. I suppose it is the obvious disconnection from the earth in the cities' concrete canyons that emphasizes existential alienation. In places like New York, distinctions of nature are blurred, as it is always night in the subway, and it is always day in the streets, under the glare of unnatural light, even if the sun is shining. To reduce the city to its fundamental unit, I would say that the city is made entirely of walls. I'm sure this contradicts the majority opinion that the city is made of people, but I just don't "see" them. I only see the walls and how the city's unique light plays on them. Emerson, an unlikely Existentialist said correctly, "Every wall is a door." As walls define our existence, let us look for the door and the way out only in our personal walls. My earliest memories are of television, of a large mahogany veneer set, with its...
International Journal of Social and Organizational Dynamics in IT, 2012
This paper examines the results of student reflections of their interactions in Second Life (SL) ... more This paper examines the results of student reflections of their interactions in Second Life (SL) which were prompted by required class related activities. The research methodology used was qualitative meta-analysis based on a grounded theory approach. A theoretical framework based in a constructivist epistemology was used to examine cultural and pedagogical implications of introducing students to a virtual environment as part of a classroom experience. Data was gathered from two different populations, one consisting of undergraduate students utilizing SL as a pedagogical tool for learning visual literacy elements in an introductory photo class, the other consisting of graduate students in a Learning Technology course exploring SL to understand its potential for teaching and training. Examination of student reflections revealed remarkably similar results between groups with respect to their immersion into the SL environment and related culture. Analysis of the student reflections pro...
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