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Fontainha, Elsa; Martins, Jorge Tiago; Vasconcelos, Ana Cristina – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2015
Introduction: This paper aims at understanding virtual communities of learning in terms of dynamics, types of knowledge shared by participants, and network characteristics such as size, relationships, density, and centrality of participants. It looks at the relationships between these aspects and the evolution of communities of learning. It…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Communities of Practice, Economics Education, Group Dynamics
Merchant, Zahira – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of the observational study was to investigate whether spaces in Second Life (SL) displaying interactive scientific exhibits can become potential avenues to promote inquiry in teaching scientific concepts. 42 SL spaces (islands) were selected using inclusion/exclusion criteria out of 155 spaces that were found using three different…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Exhibits, Science Education, Computer Simulation