Group communication media choice and the use of information and communication technology to support learning: A case study

Campus-Wide Information Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-42

  Karim, Nor Shahriza Abdul ^a   Heckman, Robert ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Information media; Learning; Performance management; Team working; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844409126     PISSN: 10650741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10650740510574401     Document Type: Article

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