Designing and managing virtual learning communities

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 183-191

  Jorn, Linda A ^a   Duin, Ann Hill ^a   Wahlstrom, Billie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; TEACHING; TELECOMMUNICATION; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030378987     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/47.544574     Document Type: Article

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