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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791823203321

Autore

Wills Sandra <1955-, >

Titolo

The power of role-based e-learning : designing and moderating online role play / / Sandra Wills, Elyssebeth Leigh, and Albert Ip

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-90740-8

9786613038449

1-283-03844-7

0-203-84267-7

1-136-90741-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Connecting with e-learning series

Altri autori (Persone)

IpAlbert

LeighElyssebeth

Disciplina

371.33/44678

Soggetti

Internet in education

Group work in education - Evaluation

Computer-assisted instruction

Instructional systems - Design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Series Editors' Introduction; Foreword; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; 1 GAMES, SIMULATIONS AND ROLE PLAYS; 2 EXAMPLES OF ROLEBASED E-LEARNING; 3 DESIGNING ONLINE ROLE PLAYS; 4 DESIGNING THE PROBLEM; 5 DESIGNING THE RULES AND ROLES; 6 MODERATING ONLINE ROLE PLAY; 7 PLATFORMS FOR ONLINE ROLE PLAY; 8 ASSESSING LEARNING IN ONLINE ROLE PLAY; 9 EVALUATING AND RESEARCHING ONLINE ROLE PLAY; 10 FUTURE TRENDS FOR ROLE-BASED E-LEARNING; Appendix A: Contacts for Online Role Play Examples; Appendix B: Chapter Reflections and Review

Appendix C: A Ready-Made Role PlayNotes; References; About the Authors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Written for educators seeking to engage students in collaboration and communication about authentic scenarios, The Power of Role-Based e-Learning offers helpful, accessible advice on the practice and research



needed to design online role play. Drawing on the experiences of world-leading practitioners and citing an array of worldwide examples, it is a readable, non-technical, and comprehensive guide to the design, implementation, and evaluation of this exciting teaching approach.Issues discussed include: designing effective online role plays def