Communication and education in a virtual world: Avatar-mediated teaching and learning in second life

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Mon, Lorri ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance Education; Learning Environments; Second Life; Teaching; Virtual Worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859882512     PISSN: 19478518     EISSN: 19478526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jvple.2010040101     Document Type: Article

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