TY - BOOK AU - Webb,Allen TI - Teaching literature in virtual worlds: immersive learning in English studies SN - 9780415886284 U1 - 371.33 WEB PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Educational technology KW - Study and teaching KW - Technological innovations KW - Literature KW - Web-based instruction KW - Immersion method (Language teaching) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - What are the realities and possibilities of utilizing on-line virtual worlds as teaching tools for specific literary works? Through engaging and surprising stories from classrooms where virtual worlds are in use, this book invites readers to understand and participate in this emerging and valuable pedagogy. It examines the experience of high school and college literature teachers involved in a pioneering project to develop virtual worlds for literary study, detailing how they created, utilized, and researched different immersive and interactive virtual reality environments to support the teach. ER -