Laying second life foundations: Second chance learners get first life skills

ASCILITE 2009 - The Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 557-565

  Lemon, Merle ^a   Kelly, Oriel ^a  

^a MANUKAU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Foundation education; Immersive education; Interview skills; MUVE; Second life

Indexed keywords

IMMERSIVE; INTERVIEW SKILLS; LIFE SKILLS; MULTI-USER VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; MUVE; NEW ZEALAND; PILOT STUDIES; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; PROFESSIONAL TRAINING; SECOND LIFE; SKILL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT; VIRTUAL TRAINING;

FOUNDATIONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84870926099     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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