[Air-L] Literature in Second Life

[Caroline Haythornthwaite]

They are all books, and not available online. Only JALN is online.  /Caroline


---- Original message ----
>Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:55:18 +0100
>From: "sultan ." <sarifi at gmail.com>  
>Subject: Re: [Air-L] Literature in Second Life  
>To: "Caroline Haythornthwaite" <haythorn at uiuc.edu>
>Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>
>   Caroline
>   Thank you so much for these valuable references. 
>   Are they all available online in the Journal of
>   Asynchronous Learning Networks?
>    
>    
>   Sultan 
>
>    
>
>   On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 4:38 PM, Caroline
>   Haythornthwaite <haythorn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
>     A few references not directly associated with
>     Second Life, but with the migration
>     from ftf to online education:
>
>     Research
>     Andrews, R. & Haythornthwaite, C. (Eds.) (2007).
>     Handbook of E-Learning
>     Research. London: Sage.
>     -- includes chapter on CSCL, and on second
>     language learning
>
>     Design
>     Barab, S. A., Kling, R. & Gray, J. H. (Eds.)
>     (2004). Designing for virtual
>     communities in the service of learning. NY:
>     Cambridge University Press.
>
>     CSCL
>     Koschmann, T. (Ed.)(1996) CSCL: Theory and
>     Practice of an Emerging Paradigm.
>     Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
>
>     Other
>     Haythornthwaite, C. & Kazmer, M.M. (Eds.) (2004).
>     Learning, Culture and
>     Community in Online Education: Research and
>     Practice. NY: Peter Lang.
>
>     Steeples, Christine & Jones, Chris (2002).
>     Networked Learning: Perspectives and
>     Issues. London: Springer.
>
>     Also look at the Journal of Asynchronous Learning
>     Networks (you only need to
>     register to see that articles)
>     http://www.sloan-c.org/publications/jaln/index.asp
>
>     /Caroline
>     ---- Original message ----
>     >Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:58:26 +0100
>     >From: "sultan ." <sarifi at gmail.com>
>     >Subject: [Air-L] Literature in Second Life
>     >To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>     >
>     >Hello all
>     >
>     >As a postgraduate student who is very interested
>     in SL applications in
>     >education, I am pleased to be part of this group
>     as I am learning from you
>     >new and innovative ideas every day. However, this
>     is my first post and I
>     >hope I can get your help in two issues:
>     >
>     >1-      I am going to write a research literature
>     to answer the following
>     >question:
>     >
>     >Can "first life" educators add to their practice
>     by migrating some of it to
>     >Second Life?
>     >
>     >I would like to seek out relevant research on
>     design and practice in this
>     >theme and provide a review of educational
>     potential that would be useful to
>     >an interested practitioner.
>     >
>     >So, what are your recommendations? And could you
>     please guide me to some
>     >places and references in this field?
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >2-      I am planning to do my MA thesis in one
>     of the following topics:
>     >
>     >A-     Collaborative learning in SL based on
>     meetings between some students
>     >in world.
>     >
>     >B-     The potential of second life in learning
>     English as a second language
>     >based on my observations to some sites and
>     islands and practice as I speak
>     >English as a second language.
>     >
>     >Which topic do you recommend me more? And could
>     you please guide me to
>     some
>     >references for both topics.
>     >
>     > Bear in mind that my bachelor degree is in
>     English and I am now doing my
>     MA
>     >in ICT in Education not in English.
>     >
>     >Please do not hesitate to write me your feedback
>     and suggestions.
>     >
>     >I need your help.
>     >
>     >               Thanks a lot
>     >
>     >                Sultan
>     >             sarifi at gmail.com
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>     ----------------------------------------
>     Caroline Haythornthwaite
>     Associate Professor
>     Graduate School of Library and Information
>     Science, University of Illinois at
>     Urbana-Champaign
>     501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820


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Caroline Haythornthwaite
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 East Daniel St., Champaign IL 61820