Understanding project‐based learning in Second Life with a pedagogy, training, and assessment trio;Comprendre l’Apprentissage basé sur les projets dans le cadre de Second Life avec le trio Pédagogie-Formation et Evaluation;Verstehen Projektbasierten Lernens in Second Life im Kontext von Pädagogik, Training und Beurteilung;Comprender el aprendizaje basado en proyectos dentro de Second Life con el trio Pedagogía, Formación/Evaluación

Educational Media International

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 157-176

  Jarmon, Leslie ^a   Traphagan, Tomoko ^a   Mayrath, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Experiential learning; Interdisciplinary learning; Project based learning; Second Life; Virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 66549088805     PISSN: 09523987     EISSN: 14695790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09523980802283889     Document Type: Article

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