Framing Educational Research Methods in Desktop Virtual World Environments as Applied in Case Studies

• In Event: VW - Virtual World Framework Design

Short Description

This article describes educational research methodologies being used in the investigation and evaluation of desktop virtual world environments in higher education. Utilizing a framework developed from Ellis’ research framework on innovations (2005) and Reeves and Hedberg’s research goals (2003) in another publication (Beck & Perkins, 2014), we provide a detailed case study of how to use the framework to select research methods and goals that may have the maximum intended impact.

Authors

• Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas

• Ross Perkins, Boise State University