Keeping our focus: A perspective on distance learning and the large introductory science class

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 647-655

  Prothero Jr, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Network learning; Oceanography

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; GEOLOGY; INTERNET; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0342803144     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(99)00100-4     Document Type: Article

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