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dc.contributor.authorMcKenna, Toni
dc.contributor.authorJones, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-17T14:18:41Z
dc.date.available2012-05-17T14:18:41Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.identifier.citationPublished in Perioperative Nursing Clinics 7 (2012): 237-250en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10106/9732
dc.descriptionSecond Life is a virtual-world learning environment that can serve as a venue for creative and engaging continuing nursing education. A virtual world is an on-line, three-dimensional graphical, multimedia environment where individuals are represented by avatars (digital versions of self). Clinical educators in all nursing and healthcare specialties should be aware of the advantages and many potential uses of Second Life.en_US
dc.description.abstractExploring new worlds and creative approaches to delivering continuing education is an adventure worth taking! The basic requirement of content that advances the skills and abilities of the registered nurse (RN) can be met in a number of ways. What is clear though is that continuing education is most effective when the experience fully engages learners, expands their skills and knowledge, provides expert information and opportunity for networking, and entices them to learn more. This article describes how a virtual-world learning environment (Second Life, or SL) was used as a venue for an interactive and creative continuing education activity and the positive outcomes that were achieved for the participants.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectSecond Lifeen_US
dc.subjectContinuing nursing educationen_US
dc.subjectVirtual worlden_US
dc.subjectDistance educationen_US
dc.subjectVirtual learning environmenten_US
dc.titleA Virtual Learning Environment for Perioperative Continuing Nursing Educationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.publisher.departmentCenter for Continuing Nursing Education, The University of Texas at Arlingtonen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDigital Library Services, The University of Texas at Arlingtonen_US


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