CONTENTS
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Emerging Vistas of Immersive Education: Introduction to Engaging the Avatar
Randy Hinrichs and Charles Wankel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PART II: FRAMEWORK FOR ENGAGING THE AVATAR
2. A Framework for the Design of Avatar-Based Collaboration
Andreas Schmeil, Martin J. Eppler, and Sara de Freitas . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3. Architectural Evolution of E-Learning Virtual Worlds: Proposed Design Measures to Enhance the E-Learning Experience Within 3D Learning Spaces
Noha Saleeb and Georgios Dafoulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
PART III: STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING AVATAR
4. The Eye and How We See: Physical and Virtual Worlds
Joseph N. Trachtman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5. Strategies for Exploring Information Behavior in Second Life
John Marino, Natascha Karlova, Peyina Lin, and Mike Eisenberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
6. Virtual Worlds and Workforce Education: Real Strategies for Engagement and Learning
Caroline Avey and Lyn Maize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
PART IV: IMMERSING THE AVATAR
7. Salt Marsh Dynamics ~ a Problem-Based Learning Scenario
Heidi Trotta and Marian Glenn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
8. Stuttering Support and Nursing Education: Two Case Studies in Second Life
Grant Meredith, Charlynn Miller, and Greg Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
9. Training for Technological Democracy: A Civic Engagement Class Example
Michelle K. Gardner and Thomas A. Bryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
10. Genome Island: A Virtual Laboratory Environment in Second Life
Mary Anne Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
PART V: 360 DEGREE FEEDBACK
11. Using Virtual Simulations in Second Life for Teaching and Learning in Nursing Education
Michelle Aebersold and Dana Tschannen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
12. Using Second Life to Teach and Research Virtual Economy
Teemu Surakka and Sami Ahma-aho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
13. The SimEscuela: An Innovative Virtual Environment for Teacher Training
Antonio Santos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391