Patricia C. Franks, PhD, is program coordinator for the Master's Degree in Archives and Records Administration at the School of Information at San Jose State University.Lori A. Bell is adjunct lecturer with San Jose State School of Information and the University of Hawaii Graduate School of Library and Information Science.Rhonda B. Trueman is acquisitions and access services librarian at Northwest Florida State College.

Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments is recommended for educators unfamiliar with virtual worlds but interested in expanding their skill set. . . . [O]verall theme and ideas are valuable.

• IllustrationsForewordSandra HirshPrefaceSECTION IChapter 1: Digital Reality: An Education RenaissanceMark DriskillChapter 2: Skilling Up for Teaching in 2D Online and 3D Virtual EnvironmentsLeticia De LeonChapter 3: Building a Business in Second Life—A Case StudyJennifer Crummey and Chris NelsonChapter 4: Professional Education and Library Connections in Virtual WorldsBeth S. O'ConnellChapter 5: Virtually Abroad in Second Life: The Use of Immersive Technology to Develop Intercultural CompetenceSandra Hirsh and Heidi JakalSECTION IIChapter 6: Immersive Education in Second Life—A Case StudyLori A. BellChapter 7: Augmenting Reality: Experiencing the Past through Digital TechnologiesBryan CarterChapter 8: Virtual Worlds, Real Lives: Using Immersive Environments in the ClassroomCara Coffina and John HowardChapter 9: Learning in Three Dimensions: From "Pretty" to "Participation"John JamisonChapter 10: The Story of Science during the Scientific Revolution: Designing an Educational ExhibitMarie VansChapter 11: Crowdsourcing the Fictive Experience: Virtual-World Emergent Narrative from a Collections PerspectiveJJ JacobsonSECTION IIIChapter 12: Museums and Virtual WorldsGeoff GiglieranoChapter 13: Riding the Hype Cycle: Community Virtual Library Turns 10Rhonda B. Trueman and Pat AldermanChapter 14: MOOCs, Virtual Environments, and LibrariansValerie Hill, Ilene Frank, and Joe FloydChapter 15: Building Community through Extracurricular Activities in Second Life: A VCARA Case StudyPatricia C. FranksChapter 16: Community and Education in the Virtual Environment: Lessons LearnedMary-Carol LindbloomChapter 17: The Future of Libraries in the Digital AgeValerie HillIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

Patricia C. Franks, PhD, is program coordinator for the Master's Degree in Archives and Records Administration at the School of Information at San Jose State University.Lori A. Bell is adjunct lecturer with San Jose State School of Information and the University of Hawaii Graduate School of Library and Information Science.Rhonda B. Trueman is acquisitions and access services librarian at Northwest Florida State College.

Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments is recommended for educators unfamiliar with virtual worlds but interested in expanding their skill set. . . . [O]verall theme and ideas are valuable.

• IllustrationsForewordSandra HirshPrefaceSECTION IChapter 1: Digital Reality: An Education RenaissanceMark DriskillChapter 2: Skilling Up for Teaching in 2D Online and 3D Virtual EnvironmentsLeticia De LeonChapter 3: Building a Business in Second Life—A Case StudyJennifer Crummey and Chris NelsonChapter 4: Professional Education and Library Connections in Virtual WorldsBeth S. O'ConnellChapter 5: Virtually Abroad in Second Life: The Use of Immersive Technology to Develop Intercultural CompetenceSandra Hirsh and Heidi JakalSECTION IIChapter 6: Immersive Education in Second Life—A Case StudyLori A. BellChapter 7: Augmenting Reality: Experiencing the Past through Digital TechnologiesBryan CarterChapter 8: Virtual Worlds, Real Lives: Using Immersive Environments in the ClassroomCara Coffina and John HowardChapter 9: Learning in Three Dimensions: From "Pretty" to "Participation"John JamisonChapter 10: The Story of Science during the Scientific Revolution: Designing an Educational ExhibitMarie VansChapter 11: Crowdsourcing the Fictive Experience: Virtual-World Emergent Narrative from a Collections PerspectiveJJ JacobsonSECTION IIIChapter 12: Museums and Virtual WorldsGeoff GiglieranoChapter 13: Riding the Hype Cycle: Community Virtual Library Turns 10Rhonda B. Trueman and Pat AldermanChapter 14: MOOCs, Virtual Environments, and LibrariansValerie Hill, Ilene Frank, and Joe FloydChapter 15: Building Community through Extracurricular Activities in Second Life: A VCARA Case StudyPatricia C. FranksChapter 16: Community and Education in the Virtual Environment: Lessons LearnedMary-Carol LindbloomChapter 17: The Future of Libraries in the Digital AgeValerie HillIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

Patricia C. Franks, PhD, is program coordinator for the Master's Degree in Archives and Records Administration at the School of Information at San Jose State University.Lori A. Bell is adjunct lecturer with San Jose State School of Information and the University of Hawaii Graduate School of Library and Information Science.Rhonda B. Trueman is acquisitions and access services librarian at Northwest Florida State College.

Teaching and Learning in Virtual Environments is recommended for educators unfamiliar with virtual worlds but interested in expanding their skill set. . . . [O]verall theme and ideas are valuable.

• IllustrationsForewordSandra HirshPrefaceSECTION IChapter 1: Digital Reality: An Education RenaissanceMark DriskillChapter 2: Skilling Up for Teaching in 2D Online and 3D Virtual EnvironmentsLeticia De LeonChapter 3: Building a Business in Second Life—A Case StudyJennifer Crummey and Chris NelsonChapter 4: Professional Education and Library Connections in Virtual WorldsBeth S. O'ConnellChapter 5: Virtually Abroad in Second Life: The Use of Immersive Technology to Develop Intercultural CompetenceSandra Hirsh and Heidi JakalSECTION IIChapter 6: Immersive Education in Second Life—A Case StudyLori A. BellChapter 7: Augmenting Reality: Experiencing the Past through Digital TechnologiesBryan CarterChapter 8: Virtual Worlds, Real Lives: Using Immersive Environments in the ClassroomCara Coffina and John HowardChapter 9: Learning in Three Dimensions: From "Pretty" to "Participation"John JamisonChapter 10: The Story of Science during the Scientific Revolution: Designing an Educational ExhibitMarie VansChapter 11: Crowdsourcing the Fictive Experience: Virtual-World Emergent Narrative from a Collections PerspectiveJJ JacobsonSECTION IIIChapter 12: Museums and Virtual WorldsGeoff GiglieranoChapter 13: Riding the Hype Cycle: Community Virtual Library Turns 10Rhonda B. Trueman and Pat AldermanChapter 14: MOOCs, Virtual Environments, and LibrariansValerie Hill, Ilene Frank, and Joe FloydChapter 15: Building Community through Extracurricular Activities in Second Life: A VCARA Case StudyPatricia C. FranksChapter 16: Community and Education in the Virtual Environment: Lessons LearnedMary-Carol LindbloomChapter 17: The Future of Libraries in the Digital AgeValerie HillIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors