Experiencing Information Literacy in Second Life

Brave or naive, but aware of the research, teaching and play potential, the authorsplunged into teaching part of an employee communication course at Mount SaintVincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Second Life, a virtual environment. Usingthe analytical tools of observational protocols, and...

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Published inPartnership Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 20
Main Authors Rodrigues, Denyse B, Sedo, DeNel Rehberg
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto Ontario Library Association 01.01.2008
The Partnership
Subjects
Information literacy
Second Life
Social networks
Studies
Teaching methods
University students
Virtual reality
Canada
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Summary:Brave or naive, but aware of the research, teaching and play potential, the authorsplunged into teaching part of an employee communication course at Mount SaintVincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Second Life, a virtual environment. Usingthe analytical tools of observational protocols, and discourse analysis of rhetoricalaccounts found in student and teacher reaction logs, discussion transcripts and focusgroup interviews, we situated ourselves among the learners to explore the thresholdconcept of information literacy in our classroom in Second Life.
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ISSN:1911-9593
1911-9593
DOI:10.21083/partnership.v3i1.426