Papers are invited for a special issue of Learning, Media and Technology with the theme Learning in Virtual Worlds.

There is substantial evidence that people learn in virtual worlds. While most learning in these spaces is informal, existing outside the school curriculum, formalised learning environments have also been developed in textual worlds, MOOs, MUSHes, MUDs and multi-media spaces like ActiveWorlds(R), Second Life(R), World of Warcraft (R) to support educational goals in primary, secondary, higher and lifelong learning contexts …

We seek research that deals with learning and research in social networks or among friends, learning through play, learning through artistic creation and learning in unconventional virtual realities. We seek papers that examine learning or modes of learning that occurs in unexpected ways.

Read the full call for papers here.

Contact the editors Jeremy Hunsinger and Aleks Krotoski to discuss your submission.

Papers due March 15, 2009.

Filed under: Calls for Papers, Technologies, Virtual Learning by Agnes Bosanquet