Posibilidades educativas de un mundo virtual 3Dsecond life en el ámbito universitario

Résumé

The widespread and extended use of ICT and more specifically internet services has enabled changes in education, more specifically in the media which we use for training purposes, important changes are taking place in new learning contexts and new pedagogical models which in turn involve characteristics of the student and virtual teacher. If it is intended to have institutions of Higher Education adapted to the changes, which prioritize the quality in its educational offer, it is clear the gamble that said context must make, a practical and real commitment of the most suitable Virtual Environments, by its characteristics, with the clear objective of training students with the necessary skills to work in the workplace of the 21st century and provide citizens with current and realistic skills, with the functions that society demands from them as citizens and competent professionals.