DEHub/Research Portfolio/University of New England (UNE)/Sue Gregory: Community and Open Learning Meso)

Sue Gregory
 Sue has responsibility for the reseach area of interaction and communication with virtual learning. This micro level theme considers the individuals who provide and use the distance education system/s. Major issues identified include learner characteristics; communities of practice and interaction, communication within these learning groups.

2. Virtual Worlds Working Group
This is a group of academics that meet regularly (approximately monthly but more often if there is a need) to discuss collaboration in a virtual worlds. There are currently 22 members from the following Australian insitutions:


 * University of New England
 * Charles Sturt University
 * University of Southern Queensland
 * Central Queensland Univeristy
 * Griffith University
 * University of Queensland
 * Curtin University
 * Australian Catholic University
 * Deakin University
 * Univeristy of South Australia
 * University of Sydney
 * Swinburn Institute of Technology
 * Southern Cross University
 * Education Services Australia