Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments

Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments

Krista Terry, Amy Cheney, Les Bolt, Terry McClannon, Robert L. Sanders
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781466688476|ISBN10: 1466688475|EISBN13: 9781466688483
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8847-6.ch011
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Terry, Krista, et al. "Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments." Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning, edited by Krista Terry and Amy Cheney, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 238-265. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8847-6.ch011

APA

Terry, K., Cheney, A., Bolt, L., McClannon, T., & Sanders, R. L. (2016). Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments. In K. Terry & A. Cheney (Eds.), Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning (pp. 238-265). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8847-6.ch011

Chicago

Terry, Krista, et al. "Facilitating Communities of Practice in Online Immersive Learning Environments." In Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning, edited by Krista Terry and Amy Cheney, 238-265. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8847-6.ch011

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

This exploratory study is based on survey research involving graduate students using this 3D immersive environment for their coursework. Investigators examined students' perceptions of community and presence via coursework offered in the immersive world. Utilizing the Sense of Community II index and the Communities of Inquiry survey, variables examined include students' time within their graduate programs, time spent in the 3D environment, and their levels of immersion, as well as the relationship between the two instruments. Analysis showed significant results for each of the research questions for both instruments, and allowed for a number of new research directions including that of the correlation of community and presence, along with the potential for design based research informed by systems thinking as a potential new area of interest.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.