Implementing a 3D Virtual Classroom Simulation for teachers' Continuing Professional Development

Workshop Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 36-44

  Kallonis, Pavlos ^a   Sampson, Demetrios G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D virtual worlds; Second life; SLOODLE; Synectics; Teachers' continuing professional development

Indexed keywords

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SECOND LIFE; SLOODLE; SYNECTICS; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 84864530355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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