Rudnicka, P. (2009). Second Life. A New Space for Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship? Paper presented at 14th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, May 13-16, 2009, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

1. Second Life A New Space for Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship ? Patrycja Rudnicka University of Silesia Katowice, Poland Santiago de Compostela May 13-16, 2009 14 th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology Symposium: Entrepreneurial Success and Innovation

2. Background Technological Change in Education

4. Background Technological Change in Education (Rudnicka, 2008)‏

8. Short Overview Second Life Education

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