This document discusses the importance of instructor immediacy, or communication behaviors that enhance closeness and interaction, in virtual environments like Second Life. It outlines different nonverbal communication channels like clothing, gestures, eye gaze, and posture that can be used through an instructor's avatar to increase immediacy. The document provides suggestions for implementing immediacy, such as choosing an appropriate virtual world, personalizing an avatar, and emphasizing voice to engage students.
Instructor Immediacy in Second Life Virtual Environments
1. The Effects of Instructor-Avatar Immediacy in Second Life, an Immersive and Interactive 3D virtual Environment. By: Sabine Lawless-Reljic, Ed.D . May 26, 2010
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Notes de l'éditeur
Nonverbal communication includes gestures, facial expressions, and body positions (known collectively as “body language”), as well as unspoken understandings and presuppositions, and cultural and environmental conditions that may affect any encounter between people.
much of the study of nonverbal communication can be classified into three principal areas: environmental conditions where communication takes place, the physical characteristics of the communicators, and behaviors of communicators during interaction
