introduction: in e-learning, people get involved in a process and create the content (product) and make it available for virtual learners. the present study was carried out in order to evaluate the first virtual master program in medical education at shiraz university of medical sciences according to p3 model. methods: this is an evaluation research study with post single group design used to d...

This report contains the proceedings of the 2009 workshop on Formal Aspects of Virtual Organisations, held in Eindhoven on 3rd November 2009 © 2009 University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Printed and published by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Computing Science, Claremont Tower, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England. Bibliographical details BRYANS, J.W., FITZGERALD, J.S. (EDS...

The abstracts and short papers presented at the Formal Aspects of Virtual Organisations workshop (FAVO 2008), held in conjunction with FM'08. © 2008 University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Printed and published by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Computing Science, Claremont Tower, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England. Bibliographical details BRYANS, J., FITZGERALD, J.. Procee...

Ethical Considerations for Virtual Worlds Alanah Mitchell Walker College ofBusiness Appalachian State University mitchellaj @appstate. edu Deepak Khazanchi College of Information Science and Technology University ofNebraska at Omaha [email protected] Metaverses, like Second Life and Teleplace, and the inherent technology capabilities that they offer continue to be of interest for rese:u-che...

[Purpose] To investigate responses of Korean physical therapy students, receiving medical terminology education in physical therapy both in Korean and English, after practice with a virtual anatomical system. [Subjects and Methods] The participants were 25 physical therapy students from Konyang University in South Korea visiting the International University of Health and Welfare for training pu...

Students’ mobility is one of the main means for achieving internationalization of higher education, thus enhancing course quality and promoting intercultural understanding. Virtual mobility exploits ICT to enhance the opportunities of international cooperation and exchange, allowing students to take part in the activities of a foreign university without traveling. There are different types of v...

In this paper, we try to see how virtual networks can af- fect the behavior of the young. Since there are so many indices to be affected by social networks, we evaluate these effects only on 10 more comprehensive behaviors as follows: identity, getting information and the rumors, rationalism,life style, spare time, religions rituals and cer- emonies, interaction with family, employment and eco-...

Virtual reality is used in marketing research to shape food selection and purchase decisions. Could it be used to counteract the marketing of less-nutritious foods and teach healthier food selection? This article presents interviews with Raymond Burke, Ph.D., of Indiana University Bloomington, and Rachel Jones, M.P.H., of the University of Utah College of Health. Topics covered include new mark...

In this paper we report on our experiences in creating presence for our university in the Second Life environment. After a brief explanation of our motivation(s), we will describe our approach, which resulted in creating a virtual campus acting both as a portal for information, and, more importantly, as a meeting point, offering the opportunity to create a virtual community of learners, in line...