Learning in a virtual world: Experience with using Second Life for medical education

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Wiecha, John ^d   Heyden, Robin ^a   Sternthal, Elliot ^b   Merialdi, Mario ^c  

^a Boston Medical Center ^*

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided instruction; Computer simulation; Computer assisted instruction; Continuing medical education; Diabetes mellitus; Distance education; Medical education; Patient simulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT STUDY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77950357976     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1337     Document Type: Article

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