The avatar lecturer: Learning and teaching in Second Life

Marketing Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 862-881

  Ward, Janet ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Experiential learning; Internet; Marketing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049519730     PISSN: 02634503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02634501011086463     Document Type: Article

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