[game_edu] game_edu Digest, Vol 66, Issue 8

[Stephen Jacobs]

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> Hello,

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> I am a doctoral candidate in Education Psychology at the University of Iowa.

> I am interested in researching the roles of avatars in learning environments

> (second life comes to mind). Does anyone have any publications that they

> recommend I review to begin my literature review on the topic? I have looked

> at elearning and online learning in PsychInfo without any luck. I believe

> there must be people doing research on this topic I am just not looking in

> the right places. Any information is appreciated.


Places to start...

Second Life Educators List, aka sled.  https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators

New MEdia Consortium:  http://www.nmc.org

NMC Campus Observer  http://sl.nmc.org

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=avatars+and+education&hl=en&btnG=Search&as_sdt=20000000001&as_sdtp=on

Active Worlds Education:  http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/

scicenter, formery part of the Cornell theory center: http://www.scicentr.org/

ACM Library will have a lot as well

First three are SL heavy, but the NMC stuff will also lead you other places.



> 

> Toni Szymanski

> University of Iowa

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