Use of Second Life in K-12 and Higher Education: A Review of Research

Journal of Interactive Online Learning

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-63

  Inman, Chris ^a   Wright, Vivian H ^a   Hartman, Julia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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