Using Virtual Worlds in Educational Settings – Making Learning Real

This short, very readable and accessible book presents a collection of practical, evidence-based ideas that illustrate how immersive virtual worlds can be integrated successfully in higher education and school settings. Leveraging a variety of technologies, the book includes student and teacher reflections on the experience and analyzes the implications for pedagogy and the design of engaged learning. Based on a significant body of Australian practice, the book shows how learner engagement through virtual worlds can make a real difference to learning outcomes.