Online discussions in computer science courses: How to make them an effective learning tool

ITRE 2004 - 2nd International Conference on Information Technology: Research and Education - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 228-233

  Kurkovsky, Stan ^a   Bhagyavati, ^a   Summers, Wayne ^a   Whitehead, Christopher ^a  

^a University System of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous discussions; Computer Science education; Online courses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; LEARNING SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSIONS; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; ONLINE COURSES;

CURRICULA;

EID: 28344456048     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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