How to structure online discussions for meaningful discourse: A case study

British Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-18

  Gilbert, Patricia K ^b   Dabbagh, Nada ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pearson Prentice Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE PROTOCOLS; GRADUATE COURSE; LEARNING THEORY; ONLINE DISCUSSIONS;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; EVALUATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STUDENTS;

ONLINE CONFERENCING;

EID: 27644557123     PISSN: 00071013     EISSN: 14678535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00434.x     Document Type: Review

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