Learning in a Virtual World: Experience With Using Second Life for Medical Education

BackgroundVirtual worlds are rapidly becoming part of the educational technology landscape. Second Life (SL) is one of the best known of these environments. Although the potential of SL has been noted for health professions education, a search of the world’s literature and of the World Wide Web reve...

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Main Authors: Wiecha, John, Heyden, Robin, Sternthal, Elliot, Merialdi, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2010/1/e1/