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Teaching in 3D: Pedagogical Affordances and Constraints of 3D Virtual Worlds for Synchronous Distance Learning

Michele D. Dickey Miami University, McGuffey Hall, Oxford, OH, 45320, USA
Pages 105-121 | Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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