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Use of Avatars and a Virtual Community to Increase Cultural Competence
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This study compared learning objectives achieved in hybrid/online social work courses through MSW student use of avatars and virtual communities (n = 25) to those achieved in a traditional course (n = 22). Learning outcomes were compared through students' reflections on “cocktail party” exercises occurring either in virtual communities or in class. The potential for and barriers to successful implementation of virtual communities in social work education are discussed. In summary, virtual communities and avatars present a vital opportunity for individuals to experience different perspectives, which, in turn, can nurture culturally competent skill building.
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“and 'that virtual communities provide a useful and safe medium for integration of culture competence training' (p. 104).”
From Mechanizing People and Pedagogy: Establishing Social Presence in the Online Classroom (2015) · cites this paper as Lee (2014)
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“Lee (2014) considered using Second Life because it is 'the most sophisticated virtual community on the market,' but chose to incorporate Voki, because it required less time to learn to navigate and was 'simple and easy to teach students' (p. 96).”
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“Exploring the effectiveness of using avatars for pedagogical purposes when teaching social work students about cultural competence, Lee (2014) considered using Second Life because it is “the most sophisticated virtual community on the market,” but chose to incorporate Voki, because it required less…”
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- Lee, E.-K. O.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina Charlotte
- Venue
- Journal of Technology in Human Services
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 93-107
- ISSN
- 1522-8835
- 1522-8991
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 26
- Language
- en
- Funders
- This research is funded by Chancellor's Diversity Challenge Fund and the Scholarship for Teaching and Learning at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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