Implementing the virtual reality learning environment: Second life

Nurse Educator

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 152-155

  Schmidt, Bonnie ^a   Stewart, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNET; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, NURSING; STUDENTS, NURSING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 68549104309     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0b013e3181aabbe8     Document Type: Article

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