Learner participation patterns and strategy use in Second Life: An exploratory case study

ReCALL

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-292

  Peterson, Mark ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D virtual worlds; interaction; participation; Second Life; strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650026349     PISSN: 09583440     EISSN: 14740109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0958344010000169     Document Type: Article

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