The Commons is a place to learn and share. It is a classroom and a social place.

Part of a two year research project funded by the Medical Library Association's Dwight A. B. Reseach Fellowship the Virtual

Learning Commons for Nurses (VLCN) is in development to promote nursing students' learning confidence and foster professionalization through an global on-line community of nurses and those who support nursing education.

While primarily designed for Eastern University nursing faculty and student the virtual Commons and this wiki are open to all professional nurses. The VLCN in Second Life can be found at SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching%2010/70/34/22.

Sign up for a free Second Life account and join a SL Nursing Group today.

• Learning Commons for Nurses
• Nurses @ Eastern University
• Second Life Medical Association
• Second Life Nurses Fellowship
• Second Life Specialty Nurses

Say "Hello!" to Marky Proctor, Oxi Latte, and Research Assistants Cadaria Kiranvo and Jaylene Parken designers of the Second Life Commons.

Also see the Basic Research for Nurses Website. We have a series video guides in development. Check our Korean version! Check our English version!

We are planning to add a variety of resources to the wiki and in world, items from National Library of Medicine to Youtube videos. We hope you will contribute.


We are looking for volunteers to moderate discussion groups on the wiki, to build and plan activities in Second Life. Contact Mark Puterbaugh (Marky Proctor) mputerba@eastern.edu, 610-341-1461 for more information.

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