The failure of a virtual social space (VSS) designed to create a learning community: Lessons learned

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-321

  McPherson, Maggie ^a   Nunes, Miguel Baptista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATIONS (CMC) TOOLS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISPERSION; VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS (VLE); VIRTUAL SOCIAL SPACE (VSS);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTANCE EDUCATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WEBSITES;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 2442486866     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0007-1013.2004.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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