Investigating modes of student inquiry in second life as part of a blended approach

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 55-70

  Webber, Sheila ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Information Literacy Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information Management; Inquiry Based Learning; Learning Environment; Virtual Learning; Virtual Worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952836072     PISSN: 19478518     EISSN: 19478526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jvple.2010070104     Document Type: Article

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