Evaluating a Second Life Problem-Based Learning (PBL) demonstrator project: What can we learn?

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 125-141

  Beaumont, Chris ^a   Savin Baden, Maggi ^b   Conradi, Emily ^c   Poulton, Terry ^c  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D MUVE; immersive virtual worlds; problem based learning; Second Life

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892955975     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2011.641681     Document Type: Article

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